Posidoniaceae FAMILY

Posidonia australis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Posidonia australis is a perennial herb growing submerged near the low tide mark along the seashore[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. It has a creeping rhizome and short, erect stems[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a fibre plant.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, along the shores of the western Pacific Ocean and the coasts of Australia.

HabitatMarine sandy bottoms near the low tide mark[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].