Hydrocharitaceae
Seagrass
Halophila ovalis
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Halophila
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 卵葉鹽藻, 喜盐草
- English
- Seagrass, Species code: Ho, Paddleweed
Synonyms
- Caulinia ovalis R.Br.
- Kernera ovalis (R.Br.) Schult. & Schult.f.
Photos
LeavesPhoto: Richard Fuller, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Game, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Andre Lenin Carreon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Debra Baker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Game, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: portioid, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
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Photo: ttsquid, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: elawrey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hugo Innes, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: 祐, 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.