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Phyllospadix serrulatus

Rupr. ex Aschers.

Serrulate Surf-grass

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.151350

Element CodePMZOS03030

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderNajadales

FamilyZosteraceae

GenusPhyllospadix

Other Common Names

Phyllospadix serrulé (FR) toothed surfgrass (EN) Toothed Surf-grass (EN) Toothed Turfgrass (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Accepted as a species by Kartesz (1994 and 1999). Has been included in Phyllospadix scouleri in the past, but recent isozyme and common garden work by McMillan & Phillips (1981) indicates that this is a distinct species.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2015-07-14

Change Date2002-07-29

Edition Date2002-07-29

Edition AuthorsDeLapp, J. (1991), rev. L. Morse (2002)

Range Extent250-20,000 square km (about 100-8000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences6 - 20

Rank Reasons

Coastal marine monocot of rocky intertidal areas of Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon; in British Columbia considered relatively common but of some conservation concern.

Range Extent Comments

Limited to the coasts of Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon.

Occurrences Comments

Seventeen occurrences listed in Phillips, 1979 (A79PHI01AKUS). Additional occurrences are likely to be discovered as botanical inventories along the coast of British Columbia and southern Alaska proceed.

Threat Impact Comments

No known threats.

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Surf-beaten rocky coasts, from +1.5 m to mean low tide level, according to Phillips and Menez, 1988 (B88PHI01AKUS).

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Oregon	SNR	Yes
Alaska	S3	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S5	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Alaska (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Middle Kruzof	Tongass National Forest	14,724
South Kruzof	Tongass National Forest	55,193

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2000. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 22. Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 352 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
McMillan, C., and R.C. Phillips. 1981. Morphological variation and isozymes of North American PHYLLOSPADIX (Potamogetonaceae). Canad. J. Bot. 59:1494-1500.