IMPORTANT: ARTIFICIAL REPLICA
This product is a commercial-grade synthetic reproduction of Phyllospadix scouleri designed for aquarium, exhibit, zoological, museum, themed-environment, and habitat-display applications. It is not live, harvested, dried, or preserved seagrass.
Scientific Name Replicated: Phyllospadix scouleri
Common Name: Scouler’s Surfgrass
Number of Artificial Blades/Leaves: 20
Blade/Leaf Width: 0.08"–0.12" (2–3 mm)
About the Natural Species Being Replicated
Phyllospadix scouleri, commonly known as Scouler’s Surfgrass, is a marine flowering plant native to the Pacific coastline of western North America, ranging from the Alaskan Panhandle to Baja California.
In nature, Scouler’s Surfgrass has slender, vivid-green, flat blades and typically grows in dense clumps or beds along rocky coastlines. It is adapted to intertidal environments where plants may be exposed during low tide and submerged again as the tide rises.
Unlike many seagrasses that grow primarily in soft sediment, Phyllospadix scouleri is commonly associated with rocky substrates in wave-exposed coastal environments.
About the Pangea America Replica
The Pangea America Phyllospadix scouleri product is an artificial, synthetic habitat replica designed to recreate the slender blades, dense growth pattern, and visual character of natural Scouler’s Surfgrass.
Featuring 20 artificial blades, this replica provides realistic marine vegetation and habitat structure for aquariums, zoological exhibits, museums, themed environments, and other aquatic displays without the requirements associated with living or preserved seagrass.
Please Note: Scientific names, common names, distribution information, natural-history descriptions, and biological characteristics on this page describe the natural species being replicated. They do not indicate that the product itself is natural or biological material.
Natural Phyllospadix scouleri shown for species reference
Reference Image: The image above depicts the natural species that this artificial product is designed to replicate. The product sold on this page is a synthetic replica.