[Tagging] eelgrass

[Martin Koppenhoefer]

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> On 18. Dec 2019, at 20:08, Clifford Snow <clifford at snowandsnow.us> wrote:
> 
> How should eelgrass[1] be tagged? I see that wetland=reedbed [2]  has been used in tidal areas mainly in Europe but also in the US but they are two different plants. 
> 
> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zostera


there is also a different plant family of the same order whose species are called eelgrass: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vallisneria


> [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reed_bed


many different although similar plants.

Should eelgrass habitats be seen as a distinct wetland type in OpenStreetMap?  You could also combine other tags like species or taxon with a feature like natural=wetland, or landcover=eelgrass


Cheers Martin 
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