| Ruppia polycarpa | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Ruppiaceae |
| Genus: | Ruppia |
| Species: | R. polycarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Ruppia polycarpa | |
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Ruppia polycarpa is a submerged aquatic herb species in the genusRuppia found in shallow brackish waters. It is a common submerged herb on Australasian coasts, including Australia (NSW;SA;Vic;WA) and New Zealand (type locality).[3]
It was first described in 1967 byRuth Mason from a specimen (CHR 150837B) found near the mouth of theSelwyn River, New Zealand, on the riverbed, on 27 February 1966 by J. Clarke.[2]
It grows in "fresh to hypersaline coastal lakes, lagoons and estuaries".[4]
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