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Family Hydrocharitaceae

HAWAII - INDIGENOUS

Halophila decipiens

Corsair, Hawaii Kai, Oahu, 105 feet

 

Sea Tiger, Kewalo, Oahu, 120 feet

 

SEAGRASS

Forms patches on silty sand at any depth.  Leaves tend to be lax and in clusters,  surface coated with hairs and margins finely toothed.   Important food for Green Sea Turtles.  Tropics worldwide.