Ruppiaceae
Spiral ditchgrass
Ruppia cirrhosa
- Family
- Ruppiaceae
- Genus
- Ruppia
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Common names
By language (16)
- Chinese
- 長梗川蔓藻, 卷轴川蔓草
- Dutch
- Spiraalruppia
- English
- Spiral ditchgrass, Species code: Rc, Spiral tasselweed
- Estonian
- Keerd-heinmuda
- Finnish
- Kiertohapsikka
- French
- Rupelle de trapani, Rupelle spiralée, Ruppie de trapani, Ruppie spiralée
- German
- Schraubige Salde, Spiralsalde, Strand-Salde, Spiralige Salde
- hsb
- Přibrjóžna słonjel
- Icelandic
- Vogajurt
- Japanese
- ネジリカワツルモ
- Lithuanian
- Ilgakotė rupija
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Skruehavgras
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Skruehavgras
- Swedish
- Skruvnating, Skruvnate
- Ukrainian
- Рупія великовусикова
- Welsh
- Tusw troellog
Synonyms
- Buccaferrea cirrhosa Petagna
- Dzieduszyckia limnobis Rehmann
- Ruppia cirrhosa subsp. occidentalis (S.Watson) Á.Löve & D.Löve
- Ruppia cirrhosa var. truncatifolia (Miki) H.Hara
- Ruppia lacustris Macoun
- Ruppia maritima subsp. spiralis (Dumort.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Ruppia maritima var. occidentalis (S.Watson) Graebn.
- Ruppia maritima var. pedunculata Hartm. ex Ledeb.
- Ruppia maritima var. spiralis (Dumort.) Moris
- Ruppia occidentalis S.Watson
- Ruppia spiralis Dumort.
- Ruppia spiralis J.K.Fisch.
- Ruppia truncatifolia Miki
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: _Ruppia_cirrhosa.jpeg : Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 08:03, 6 December 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kristian Peters -- Fabelfroh 08:03, 6 December 2006, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ruppia2000, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: E Wusk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: E Wusk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: E Wusk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: E Wusk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: E Wusk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: E Wusk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.