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 plant species found along the seacoasts of Japan, Korea, and China (Hebei, Liaoning, Shandong). It grows in the intertidal zone along the shore. ^[3]

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. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

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. Makino, Tomitarô. 1897. Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) 11: 137.
4. "Phyllospadix iwatensis in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
5. Ohwi, J. (1984). Flora of Japan (in English): 1-1067. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
6. Czerepanov, S.K. (1995). Vascular Plants of Russia and Adjacent States (The Former USSR): 1-516. Cambridge University Press.
7. Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) (1987). Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 2: 1-448. Nauka, Leningrad.
8. Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Seoul: Ak'ademi Sojok.
9. Kuo, J. & de Hertog, C. (2001). Seagrass taxonomy and identification key. Global Seagrass Research Methods: 31-78. Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam.