I) Marine Flowering Plants
A) 250,000 species of flowering plants
(angiosperms) in the world, but very few
are oceanic
B) Most reproduce by flowers that turn into
seeds
C) Only true marine flowering plants are the
seagrasses
II) The Seagrasses
A) Three types:
1) Eel Grass
2) Turtle Grass
3) Manatee Grass
B) Not true grasses
C) More closely
related to lilies
D) Completely
submerged
E) Important habitat
F) Send out
underground
runners
G) Pollen carried by
water currents
Eel Grass
Turtle Grass
Manatee Grass
III) Mangroves
A)
B)
C)
D)
Non-true marine plant
Salt-marsh plant
Tropical & subtropical only
Many adaptation for getting rid of salt and
conserving water
1) Thick & waxy leaves
2) Seeds germinate while still attached to parent tree
E) Have special roots called drop roots
IV) Salt Marsh Plants
A) Non-true marine plant
B) These will sometimes touch the salt water
during high tide
C) Examples include:
1) Cord grasses
2) Pickleweeds
Spartina (Cordgrasses)
Salicornia (Pickleweeds)
Morning Glory