| Tape-grass, American eel-grass
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| Vallisneria americana
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| Hydrocharitaceae
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Landscape Uses:
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Primarily recommended for natural landscapes and habitat restorations. |
Ecological Restoration Notes: |
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| Availability: |
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Rarely grown by native plant nurseries. |
| Description: |
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Submerged aquatic herb. |
| Height: |
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N/A; submerged or floating aquatic. |
| Growth Rate: |
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Moderate. |
| Range: |
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Widespread in North America south to Miami-Dade and Collier counties; Cuba. |
| Habitats: |
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Freshwater streams and sloughs in swamps. |
| Soils: |
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Permanantly inundated soils. |
| Nutritional Requirements: |
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Low; it grows in nutrient poor soils. |
| Salt Water Tolerance: |
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Low; does not tolerate flooding by salt or brackish water. |
| Salt Wind Tolerance: |
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Low; salt wind may burn the leaves. |
| Drought Tolerance: |
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Low; requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought. |
| Light Requirements: |
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Full sun to light shade. |
| Flower Color: |
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Greenish. |
| Flower Characteristics: |
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Inconspicuous. |
| Flowering Season: |
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All year. |
| Fruit: |
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Inconspicuous capsule. |
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