General Description

Stems are very short. Base of leaf has an ear shaped lobe (auricle). Leaf is thread-like (filiform). Apex of leaf is rounded to pointed (acute) and very finely serrated (serrulate). Rhizomes are slender. Up to 10 cm long (leaves).

Biology

Locally, this plant grows in Swan Bay, where it is eaten by black swans. Each plant is both male and female (monecious). It flowers September to November with pollination taking place on the surface, unlike other Victorian seagrasses.

Habitat

Soft sediments, intertidal and edges of brackish and estuarine sheltered waters, to depth of 1 m.

Soft substrates

Coastal shores

Distribution guide

Southern Australia.

Species Group

Seaweeds and seagrasses › Seagrasses

Depth

Shore (0-1 m)

Water Column

On or near sea floor

Max Size

10 cm

Diet

Photosynthetic - sunlight

Commercial Species

No

Global Dispersal

Native to Australia

Identify

• Seaweeds and seagrasses

Conservation Status

• DSE Advisory List : Not listed
• EPBC Act 1999 : Not listed
• IUCN Red List : Not listed