Phyllospadix torreyi, Torrey's surfgrass,[1] is a plant species found along the Pacific Coasts of British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, California and Baja California (including Guadalupe Island). It grows in salt marshes in the intertidal zones.[2]
| Torrey's surfgrass | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Zosteraceae |
| Genus: | Phyllospadix |
| Species: | P. torreyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllospadix torreyi | |
Phyllospadix torreyi is a grass-like plant with toothless leaves up to 60 cm long.[3][4][5]
Phyllospadix torreyi is the obligate host to the epiphytes, Melobesia mediocris and Smithora naiadum.
References
edit- ^ NRCS. "Phyllospadix torreyi". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ^ Moran, R. (1996). The flora of Guadalupe Island, Mexico. Memoirs of the California Academy of Sciences 19: 1-190.
- ^ Kuo, J. and den Hertog, C. (2001). Seagrass taxonomy and identification key. Global Seagrass Research Methods: 31-78. Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam.
- ^ "Phyllospadix torreyi in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
- ^ Sciences., American Academy of Arts and; Sciences., American Academy of Arts and (1878). "Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences". v. 14, new ser. v. 6 (1878-1879). ISSN 0199-9818.
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