species
Zostera marina
Eelgrass · Eel-grass · Seawrack
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Zostera marina belongs to the family Zosteraceae, also known as Eelgrass, Eel-grass or Seawrack, native to the UK. It grows in part shade, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in poorly drained or boggy conditions. It tolerates coastal exposure.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Part shade
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Poorly drained, Boggy
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Native
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