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Ruppiaceae

Ruppiaceae Horan. - Widgeonweeds Family

1. Ruppia maritima L.

(Buccaferrea maritima, Ruppia andina, Ruppia brachypus, Ruppia brevipes, Ruppia cirrhosa, Ruppia curvicarpa, Ruppia intermedia, Ruppia obliqua, Ruppia pectinata, Ruppia rostellata, Ruppia salina, Ruppia spiralis, Ruppia subsessilis, Ruppia taquetii, Ruppia transsilvanica, Ruppia trichodes, Ruppia zosteroides, Zannichellia pedunculata)

Common names: beaked tasselweed, ditch-grass, ditchgrass, tassel pondweed, widgeongrass

Extract from Wikipedia article: Ruppia maritima is a species of aquatic plant known by the common names widgeongrass, ditch-grass and tassel pondweed. Despite its Latin name, it is not a marine plant; is perhaps best described as a salt-tolerant freshwater species. The generic name Ruppia was dedicated by Linnaeus to the German botanist Heinrich Bernhard Ruppius (1689-1719) and the specific name (maritima) translates to "of the sea".

Beaked tasselweed (widgeongrass, Ruppia maritima) with roots extracted from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015 Beaked tasselweed (widgeongrass, Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015 Narrow leaves of beaked tasselweed (widgeongrass, Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015 Roots of beaked tasselweed (widgeongrass, Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015 Clump of beaked tasselweed (widgeongrass, Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla wastewater treatment ponds. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2015 Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) with flowers in Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015 Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) in Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015 Stand of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) in Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015 Dense stand of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) in Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015 Aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015 Fruits and a flower of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015 Membranous sheath with a flower(?) of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015 Close up of pea shaped fruits of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015 Close up of membranous sheath of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015 Cluster of fruits of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015 Close up of pea shaped fruits (drupelets) of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015 Close up of membranous sheath with coiled stalk (peduncle) bearing flowers and fruits of aquatic plant Widgeon Grass (Ruppia maritima) taken from Abu Nakhla jail ponds (sewage lagoons). Qatar, April 18, 2015

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• Other collections of pictures from Qatar: Lizards of Qatar, Cats of Qatar, Camels of Qatar, and Fish of Qatar.
• Picture archives.
• Home page of A. Sergeev.

Outside links

• Ekhlas M. M. Abdel Bary, The Flora of Qatar, Volume I: The Dicotyledons. Doha 2012
• Flora of Qatar, Volume II: The Monocotyledons
• Illustrated Checklist of the Flora of Qatar. John Norton et al. 2009
• Qatar eNature. Flora
• Ali Al-Rawi, Flowering plants of Kuwait, 1985
• Plants of Kuwait
• Flora of Saudi Arabia, Al-Qassim Region
• Flora of Eastern Saudi Arabia by Rain and Dust at Flickr
• Plants of South-Western Morocco
• Pictures from Qatar (Flickr/cpmkutty)
• Arabian plants by Gary Brown
• Flora of Israel

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Acknowledgements

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