Cymodocea rotundata

Cymodocea

Cymodoceaceae

Tropical Plants

Zone 4–9

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Cymodocea rotundata is a tropical marine seagrass that grows fully submerged in shallow, warm Indo-Pacific coastal waters and is not suitable for home cultivation. It plays a vital ecological role as a seagrass meadow species, providing habitat and food for marine life including dugongs and sea turtles. This species is strictly for specialist marine aquaculture or ecological restoration projects.

Care Requirements

Care Level

High

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Growth Rate

Moderate

Mature Height

12″ – 36″

Soil

loam

Life Cycle

Perennial

Spacing

6″

Watering Schedule

Continuously Submerged In Saltwater • Fully Aquatic — Requires Permanent Submersion In Marine Or Brackish Water

Soil pH

5.5 – 7

Temperature

-25° – 85°F

Mature Spread

up to 24″

Root Depth

Medium

Foliage

Medium

Propagation: Seed

Ecology & Origin

Native to

Aldabra

Andaman Is.

Bismarck Archipelago

Borneo

Caroline Is.

Comoros

Egypt

Eritrea

Hainan

India

Jawa

Kenya

Lesser Sunda Is.

Madagascar

Malaya

Maluku

Mozambique

Mozambique Channel I

Myanmar

Nansei-shoto

Sources

Data: trefle

Image: trefle.io — CC-BY-SA

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