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Halophila ovalis (R.Br.) Hook.f.
Sea Wrack

Reference
Bot.Antarct.Voy.III.(Fl.Tasman.) 2:45 (1858)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Native to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Rhizomatous, dioecious, submerged, marine or estuarine perennial, herb. Fl. Aug to Dec or Jan to Apr. White sand, mud. Tidal pools, reefs and inter-tidal areas.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 9 August 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Dampierland, Northern Kimberley, Pilbara, Swan Coastal Plain, Yalgoo.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Edel, Mitchell, Perth, Pindanland, Roebourne.
IMCRA Regions
Abrolhos Islands, Canning, Central West Coast, Kimberley, Leeuwin-Naturaliste, Ningaloo, Pilbara (nearshore), Pilbara (offshore), Shark Bay, WA South Coast, Zuytdorp.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Broome, Carnarvon, Cockburn, Derby-West Kimberley, Esperance, Exmouth, Greater Geraldton, Irwin, Karratha, Peppermint Grove, Rockingham, Shark Bay, Wyndham-East Kimberley.