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♤ Sea grasses are (angiosperms) marine flowering plants that resemble grass in appearance.
♤ They produce flowers; have strap-like or oval leaves and a root system.
♤ They grow in shallow coastal waters with sandy or muddy bottoms & require comparatively calm areas.
♤ They are the only group of higher plants adapted to life in the salt water.
♤ Major Sea grass meadows in India occur along the south east coast of Tamil Nadu and in the lagoons of a few Lakshadweep Islands. There are few grass beds around Andaman and Nicobar islands also.
♤ The rich growth of seagrasses along the Tamil Nadu coast and Lakshadweep islands is mainly due to high salinity, clarity of the water and sandy substratum.