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Taxon

Zostera marina L.

Protologue Sp. Pl. 2: 968. 1753 [1 May 1753]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (20).JPG

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (20).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (24).JPG

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (24).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (18).JPG

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (18).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (21).JPG

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (21).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (27).JPG

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (27).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (22).JPG

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (22).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (29).JPG

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (29).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (23).JPG

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (23).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (19).JPG

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (19).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (28).JPG

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (28).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (25).JPG

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (25).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (17).JPG

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (17).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (26).JPG

Zostera marina, Davidson, C 12116--Washington. Pacific Co. Mouth of Palix River, south bank. 13 Sep 2012. 3236 (26).JPG

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to 81 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Northern America, and Southern America (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson, C 12116

September 13, 2012

Location

United States, Washington, Pacific (South Bend)

46.61275, -123.91525

Location Remarks

Mouth of Palix River, south bank, accessed on Bay Center Dike Road off Highway 101.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Salt marsh on Willapa Bay, east of Oysterville,

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Alismatales

Family

Zosteraceae

Genus

Zostera

Specific Epithet

marina

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 1.6

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#271,886 of 335,497

Top 82%

Extinction probability

5%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →