Zostera muelleri
Common Name:
Dwarf Grass-wrack
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
Wannon, Victorian Volcanic Plain, Otway Plain, Gippsland Plain, Wilsons Promontory, East Gippsland (EKPTWZ) also SA, NSW, Tas
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Inlets and estuaries on mud and sand in shallow waters
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Flower Description:
Brown bracts
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Habit:
Marine perennial herb with branches 1-2 cm long
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Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):
There are two lateral vascular bundles in the rhizome when it is cut in cross-section. The bracts surrounding the anthers are triangular in shape
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Conservation status:
Poorly known and suspected to be extinct, endangered, vulnerable or rare in Victoria
References:
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Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria