Cymodoceaceae

Shoalweed

Halodule wrightii Asch.

Family: Cymodoceaceae
Genus: Halodule

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Shoalweed (Halodule wrightii) — Photo: Kristály Cravens-Liszak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 莱氏二药草, 萊氏二藥草, 博德特二药草
English: Shoalweed, Shoalgrass, Species code: Hw

Synonyms

Diplanthera beaudettei Hartog
Diplanthera dawsonii Hartog
Diplanthera wrightii (Asch.) Asch.
Halodule beaudettei (Hartog) Hartog
Halodule brasiliensis Lipkin

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

Photo: Kristály Cravens-Liszak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: bathyporeia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alan Prather, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Clifton Ladd, C.W.B., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Ann Redmond, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sara Piotter, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Scott Allen Davis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.