Phyllospadix, commonly known as surfgrass, is a genus of seagrass, a flowering plant in the family Zosteraceae, described as a genus in 1840.Hooker, William Jackson. 1840. Flora boreali-americana, or, the botany of the northern parts of British America 2: 171 description in Latin, commentary and habitat information in EnglishHooker, William Jackson. 1840. Flora boreali-americana, or, the botany of the northern parts of British America 2: figure CLXXXVI line drawing as illustration Phyllospadix grows in marine waters along the coasts of the temperate North Pacific.
It is one of the seagrass genera that can perform completely submerged pollination.
Species Accepted speciesKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families Phyllospadix iwatensis – China, Korea, Japan, Russian Far East Phyllospadix japonicus – China, Korea, Japan Phyllospadix juzepczukii – Russian Far East Phyllospadix scouleri (type species) – Alaska to Baja California Phyllospadix serrulatus – Alaska, British Columbia, Washington Phyllospadix torreyi – British Columbia to northwestern Mexico
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Images of Phyllospadix at Algaebase