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Halophila ovalis (Paddle weed)
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Order: Alismatales
> Family: Hydrocharitaceae > Genus:
Halophila
A species of seagrass that grows on soft sand
or muddy substrates and within southern Africa it is found from
Mozambique to Knysna in the Western Cape. The leaves are ovate,
hence the common name. A favourite food of the
Dugong.
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