Hydrocharitaceae
Turtlegrass
Thalassia testudinum
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Genus
- Thalassia
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 龟裂泰来草
- English
- Turtlegrass
- Japanese
- タートルグラス
- pap
- Yerba di Caña, Yerba di Kaña
- Spanish
- Hierba de tortuga
Synonyms
- Thalassia vitrariorum Pers.
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: Wilfredor, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wilfredor, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: gerardgiraud derivate author: Veronidae, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, 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.