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What

Flattened Acid Kelp (Desmarestia ligulata)

Date

July 28, 2023 09:51 AM PDT

Description

Washed up, no visible holdfast. No thickening or midrib observed either. Blades in a flat plane but heavily curled which makes ID very tricky. Not typical desmarestia presentation.
This growth form occurs here and near Penrose point and Kopachuck state parks. Observed regularly by this naturalist.