Palmaria hecatensis
Stiff red ribbon
- Authority
- M.W.Hawkes
Habitat
This annual is found on rock in the mid to low intertidal (usually above P. mollis) of semi-exposed habitats. This species is edible, a good source of vitamins and minerals, and similar to the Atlantic species P. palmata (dulse).
North Pacific Distribution
Aleutian Islands, Alaska to northern California; Russia
Former scientific names
misidentified as Rhodymenia palmata f. palmata, Palmaria palmata
Similar taxa
Palmaria mollis is thinner and more glove-shaped than the mitten-shape of P. hecatensis.
References
Last updated December 26, 2010