Turtle Grass

Thalassia hemprichii

(Ehrenb.) Asch. Species

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Botanical name
Thalassia hemprichii
Also known as
Species Code: Th, Turtle Grass, Turtle-Grass
Family
Hydrocharitaceae
Genus
Thalassia
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Turtle Grass

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Thalassia hemprichii but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Schizotheca hemprichii

Others in Thalassia

Thalassia testudinum
Turtle-Grass

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