A seeweed known as Huiro Palo massively harvested in Chile for export as a thickening agent in foods and cosmetics. The ecological consequences can be devastating.
Plantarum indigenarum et exoticarum icones ad vivum coloratae, oder, Sammlung nach der Natur gemalter Abbildungen inn- und ausländlischer Pflanzen, für Liebhaber und Beflissene der Botanik /
Summary[edit] Description: English: Algae, red algae (Rhodophyta), some gutweed (Ulva intestinalis) and dead man's rope (Chorda filum) at the shore of Brofjorden In Norrkila, Lysekil Municipality, Sweden. Date: 2 June 2018, 18:16:32. Source: Own work. Author: W.carter. Camera location58° 20′ 58.15″ N, 11° 27′ 28.02″ EView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 58.349486; 11.457783.
Summary[edit] Description: English: Macrocystis pyrifera Lessonia nigrescens at El Quisco beach. Date: 08/10/2007. Source: Own work. Author: Quintupeu. Permission (Reusing this file): Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse. : I, the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: I grant anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse.
Plantarum indigenarum et exoticarum icones ad vivum coloratae, oder, Sammlung nach der Natur gemalter Abbildungen inn- und ausländlischer Pflanzen, für Liebhaber und Beflissene der Botanik /
Summary[edit] Description: Stiff-stiped kelp (Laminaria sinclairii) You are free to use this image with the following photo credit: Peter Pearsall/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Date: 2 January 2015, 16:24. Source: laminaria_sinclairii 1. Author: USFWS - Pacific Region.