Ruppia cirrhosa Calflora

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Ruppia cirrhosa (Petagna) Grande

Ditch grass, Spiral ditchgrass

Ruppia cirrhosa is a perennial herb (aquatic) that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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Genus:	Ruppia
Family:	Ruppiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Wetlands: Occurs in wetlands

Habitat: salt-marsh, brackish-marsh

Communities: Coastal Salt Marsh, Freshwater Wetlands, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Ruppia cirrhosa ssp. occidentalis
PLANTS	Ruppia maritima var. occidentalis
PLANTS	Ruppia maritima var. spiralis
JEF + PLANTS	Ruppia occidentalis
JEF	Ruppia spiralis
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Information about Ruppia cirrhosa from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (RUCI2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).