Abstract

Winter flowering in a shallow bed of Zostera marina L. off San Juan Island (Washington, U.S.A.) is reported. Flowering shoots were scarce (0.8 m −2), grouped in small aggregates of 2–3 shoots, and showed different phases of development. Pollination occurred but no mature fruits or seeds were observed. It is not known whether this out-of-season flowering response was under the influence of environmental factors other than temperature or whether the eelgrass population involved displayed a genotypic variation.

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