The
coral reef has many different types of plants. The
main types of plants in the coral reef are seagrass,algae,
and zooaxenthella. There
are different types of sea grass such as
turtle grass, shoal
grass, and manatee grass.
Turtle grass is common in shallow sandy areas. They are green
and are found in the sea or off shore. Sea grass is a plant
that
comes in different colors. They have roots and are the only
flowering plants in the sea.

Algae
also grows in the
coral reef but some of them are harmful to the coral reef.
Too
much algae , which is caused by polluted water, smothers the coral.