Phyllospadix japonicus

Phyllospadix japonicus
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Zosteraceae
Genus:	Phyllospadix
Species:	P. japonicus
Binomial name
Phyllospadix japonicus Makino, 1897

Phyllospadix japonicus, known as Asian surfgrass, ^[2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Zosteraceae . ^{[3] [4]} It is found along the seacoasts of Japan, Korea, and China (Hebei, Liaoning, Shandong). It grows in the intertidal zone along the shore. ^[5]

Phyllospadix japonicus is a perennial herb that spreads by means of rhizomes. Its leaves are long, reaching up to 100 cm, though they are rarely more than 2.5 mm wide. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

References

1. Short, F.T.; Waycott, M. (2010). "Phyllospadix japonicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T173341A6994909. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T173341A6994909.en . Retrieved 24 April 2022.
2. English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 571. ISBN   978-89-97450-98-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017– via Korea Forest Service.
3. "Phyllospadix japonicus Makino". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
4. "Phyllospadix japonicus Makino". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
5. Makino, Tomitarô. 1897. Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) 11: 137.
6. "Phyllospadix iwatensis in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
7. Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
8. Czerepanov, S.K. (1995). Vascular Plants of Russia and Adjacent States (The Former USSR): 1-516. Cambridge University Press.
9. Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1987). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 2: 1-448. Nauka, Leningrad.
10. Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Seoul: Ak'ademi Sojok.
11. Kuo, J. & de Hertog, C. (2001). Seagrass taxonomy and identification key. Global Seagrass Research Methods: 31-78. Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam.