A species of high importance to the environments in which it grows this slow growing species of seagrass is particularly slow to recover from damage.

Commonly seen as washed up fibre balls and the green fruits along Tomahawk Beach.

At a glance

Habitat Meadow forming seagrass in shallow depths around estuaries, coastal lakes and sheltered coastal waters.
Size Can grow to around 60cm tall and leaves are around 11 to 20mm wide
Origin Endemic
Distribution Southern coastal waters of Australia from WA to QLD including around Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
Southern coastal waters of Australia from WA to QLD including around Tasmania
Habitat
Meadow forming seagrass in shallow depths around estuaries, coastal lakes and sheltered coastal waters.
Size
Can grow to around 60cm tall and leaves are around 11 to 20mm wide

Identification

The most common and widespread of the Posidonia species this plant can be identified by its broader leaves
Common Name Fibreball Weed
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Endemic
Conservation Near Threatened
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Distribution provided by The Atlas of Living Australia

Classification

Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumCharophyta
ClassEquisetopsida
SubclassMagnoliidae
SuperorderLilianae
OrderAlismatales
FamilyPosidoniaceae
GenusPosidonia
SpeciesPosidonia australis
Synonyms

Synonyms

There are no known synonyms for this species
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