Halodule wrightii (den Hartog) den Hartog



Halodule bed at Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve


Leaves are flattened, with blunt or forked tips


Shoots are located at the nodes of rhizome




  • Scientific Name: Halodule wrightii (den Hartog) den Hartog
  • Common Name: Shoalgrass
  • Group: Monocot
  • Family: Cymodoceaceae (Manateegrass family)
  • Wetland Indicator Category: OBL
  • Perennial
  • Growth Form: Submerged
  • Grows in coastal/marine shallow waters, barrier islands
  • Native