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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

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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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