Ruppia sp.

Ruppiaceae
Ruppia sp.
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Daniel Martín

What to Eat

The seeds are made into a meal.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant. It grows in salty or hard water.

North America, USA,

Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent

How to Identify

A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It grows in water. The stems are slender and usually branched. The leaves are alternate and narrow.

Notes

Also put in the family Potamogetonaceae.

References (1)
  • Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 499