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| Seagrasses |
| Ribbon-like
seagrasses How to tell them apart? updated Apr 2020 Ribbon-like These different kinds of ribbon-like seagrasses can look very similar. Here's some tips on telling them apart. |
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Smooth
ribbon seagrass
Cymodocea rotundata |
Serrated
ribbon seagrass
Cymodocea serrulata |
Sickle
seagrass
Thalassia hemprichii |
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| Leaf tip rounded or squarish with smooth edge, sometimes with indentation in the middle. | Leaf tip rounded with serrated edge. | Leaf tip rounded. |
| No cross hatched veins. | No cross hatched veins. | Cross hatched veins. |
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| Rhizomes thick, smooth. | Rhizomes thick, smooth. | Rhizomes thick, with leaf scars. |
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Tape
seagrass
Enhalus acoroides |
Needle
seagrass |
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| Leaf edges are inrolled. | Leaf with distinct midrib vein. Leaf may be very narrow or broad. | |
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| Leaf tip rounded smooth. | Leaf tip with two or three points |
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Has
cylindrical leaves.
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Has
oval leaves.
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Has
tiny leaves that
emerge in a rosette. |
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