Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande. Common name: Spiral Ditch-grass; Widgeongrass. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Lakes. Distribution: WI west to AK, south to LA, TX, NM, AZ, CA, and Mexico; Central America, South Americal Eurasia
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, ETx1, FNA22, Il, K3, Mi; = Ruppia spiralis L. ex Dumort. – K4
Links to other floras: = Ruppia cirrhosa - FNA22
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: OBL
- Midwest: OBL
- Northcentral & Northeast: OBL
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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