Beachcombers Field Guide - Department Of Fisheries Western ...

Seagrasses are marine
fl owering plants that can live
underwater. Unlike algae, they are
true fl owering plants with leaves,
roots, fl owers, seeds and underground
horizontal stems called rhizomes. They are
highly specialised and have adapted to the
soft sediments of coastal and estuarine
environments. Seagrasses are extremely
important as they stabilise sandy sea
fl oors, provide habitat including nursery
areas for juvenile fi sh and are an
important food source for some
marine mammals, including
dugongs.
Seagrass
Phylum: Magnoliophyta