Star Grass
Halophila engelmannii


Line drawing of star grass

     Not as much is known about the three species of Halophila. Star grass is the easiest to identify of the three species of Halophila. It has a whorl of four to eight oblong leaves. It grows in depths up to 295 feet.













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