Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Monocotyledonaceae

Order: Helobiae

Family: Potampgetonaceae

SubFamily: Zosteroideae

Phyllospadix scouleri (Hooker)

Description: This flowering plant is most characteristic of the open rocky shores of the coast that are exposed to the full force of the waves, as on the west coast of Vancouver Island. There it forms bright emerald-green beds on the rocks near extreme low-tide level. The plants are relatively short, usually not more than a metre in length, and the leaves are 20-32 mm. wide. Short basal flowering stems are produced, which are 5-8 cm. long.

Habitat: On rocks in the lower intertidal and upper subtidal zones.

Pacific Coast Distribution: Alaska to Mexico.

Robert Scagel, 1972

P. scouleri with Hedophyllum and Nereocystis at the low-tide mark	P. scouleri growing subtidally off the western shore of Race Rocks	P. scouleri in a tide pool on the western shore of Race Rocks
P. scouleri at the low-tide mark	Clumps of P. scouleri with Hedophyllum	P. scouleri in a tide pool
P. scouleri bleached at low tide, notice healthy Alaria at bottom	Author and website where this link will take you to see a Quicktime movie