swap_horiz Desmarestia viridis Alternatives

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Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera)

Macrocystis pyrifera is a brown alga considered the largest seaweed species, forming dense underwater kelp forests on ro...

Brown Pacific Edible Kelp

9.6 Brilliant

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Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana)

Nereocystis luetkeana, or bull kelp, is an annual brown kelp found along the Pacific coast of North America from Alaska...

Brown Pacific Kelp Intertidal

9.2 Excellent

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Sugar Kelp (Saccharina latissima)

Saccharina latissima is a brown kelp with a long, ribbon-like blade that grows in cold coastal waters of the North Atlan...

Brown Edible Atlantic Kelp

8.7 Great

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Cuvie (Laminaria hyperborea)

Laminaria hyperborea, commonly known as Cuvie, is a species of large brown kelp found in the subtidal zones of the north...

Brown Atlantic Kelp Cold Water

8.5 Great

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Oarweed (Laminaria digitata)

Oarweed, scientifically known as Laminaria digitata, is a large brown marine algae that forms dense subtidal forests alo...

Brown Edible Atlantic Kelp

8.2 Great

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Cochayuyo (Durvillaea antarctica)

Cochayuyo, scientifically named Durvillaea antarctica, is a large species of brown kelp found along the coasts of Chile,...

Brown Edible Kelp Cold Water

8.2 Great

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Feather Boa Kelp (Egregia menziesii)

Egregia menziesii, commonly known as feather boa kelp, is a species of brown algae in the family Lessoniaceae. It is nat...

Brown Pacific Kelp Intertidal

8.1 Great

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Cystoseira barbata

Cystoseira barbata is a large, canopy-forming brown macroalga in the family Sargassaceae. It is native to the shallow su...

Mediterranean Brown Subtidal Bushy

8.0 Great

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Knotted Wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum)

Knotted wrack is a large, long-lived brown seaweed species found along the rocky, sheltered shores of the North Atlantic...

Brown Atlantic Intertidal Wrack

7.8 Good

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Dabberlocks (Alaria esculenta)

Dabberlocks is a species of brown algae in the kelp family that thrives in the cold, nutrient-rich marine environments o...

Brown Edible Atlantic Kelp

7.7 Good

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Sea Spaghetti (Himanthalia elongata)

Himanthalia elongata, commonly known as sea spaghetti, is a species of brown macroalgae native to the rocky coasts of th...

European Brown Edible Atlantic

7.7 Good

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Lessonia corrugata

Lessonia corrugata is a species of subantarctic brown macroalgae, or kelp, native to the southern coasts of South Americ...

Brown South Pacific Kelp Cold Water

7.7 Good

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Crayweed (Phyllospora comosa)

Phyllospora comosa, commonly known as crayweed, is a large brown macroalga endemic to the shallow coastal waters of sout...

Endemic Restoration Brown Australasian

7.6 Good

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Stalked Kelp (Pterygophora californica)

Pterygophora californica, commonly known as stalked kelp, is a perennial brown macroalga native to the rocky subtidal zo...

Brown Pacific Kelp Subtidal

7.6 Good

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Bladderwrack (Fucus vesiculosus)

Fucus vesiculosus, commonly known as bladderwrack, is a brown macroalga widespread across the rocky intertidal coasts of...

Brown Edible Atlantic Intertidal

7.4 Good

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Sea Oak (Halidrys siliquosa)

Halidrys siliquosa, commonly known as sea oak, is a species of brown macroalgae primarily found in the northeastern Atla...

Brown Atlantic Subtidal Fucales

7.1 Good

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Saccharina groenlandica

Saccharina groenlandica is a species of brown kelp belonging to the family Laminariaceae, native to the cold, nutrient-r...

Arctic Brown Kelp Cold Water

7.0 Good

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Sea Sorrel (Desmarestia aculeata)

Desmarestia aculeata, commonly known as sea sorrel, is a species of brown algae found in cold-water marine environments...

Acidic Brown Atlantic Cold Water

6.9 Fair

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Ptilota gunneri

Ptilota gunneri is a cold-water red alga (Ceramiaceae) of the Arctic and North Atlantic, named after Norwegian naturalis...

Red Atlantic Cold Water Subtidal

6.0 Fair

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Chaetomorpha melagonium

Chaetomorpha melagonium is a filamentous green alga in the family Cladophoraceae. It forms coarse, unbranched threads ma...

Green Atlantic Cold Water Filamentous

5.7 Mediocre