Sea Lettuce (Photos)
Ulva lactuca
To 20 in (50 cm)
Wash and Boil
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Edible Kelp (Photos)
Alaria spp.
Has long and wavy fronds
to 10 ft.
(3 m) long.
It is olive-green or brown.
Perfect for soups, or eat raw in salads. |
Bull Kelp (Photos)
Nereocystis luetkeana
To 65 ft. (20 m) long
Long blades radiate
from a single float.
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Dulse (Photos)
Rhodymenia palmata
To 12 in. (30 cm)
Boil before eating.
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Irish Moss (Photos)
Chondrus crispus
To 10 in. (25 cm)
May be purplish-red
or purplish-green.
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Glasswort (Photos)
Salicornia spp.
To 18 in. (45 cm)
Greenish stems turn red-
orange in autumn. Harvest
salty, crispy stem tips
between spring and
autumn.
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Giant Kelp (Photos)
Macrocystis spp.
Blades to 30 in. (75 cm)
Each blade is attached
to a round float.
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