Chromista › Scytosiphonaceae
Beanweed
Scytosiphon lomentaria
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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Easily confused with
ThongweedHimanthalia elongata
Mermaid's TressesChorda filum
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
Melanosiphon intestinalis
Papenfussiella lutea
Giant KelpMacrocystis pyrifera
Scytosiphon dotyi
Cladosiphon filum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 8,088 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 4,249 |
| Canada | 1,283 |
| Massachusetts | 1,242 |
| Maine | 1,013 |
| California | 658 |
| British Columbia | 546 |
| New Hampshire | 402 |
| Nova Scotia | 246 |
| New Brunswick | 235 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | kelp, diatoms, and allies · Chromista |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Ochrophyta |
| Class | brown algae · Phaeophyceae |
| Order | Ectocarpales |
| Family | Scytosiphonaceae |
| Genus | Scytosiphon |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Beanweed with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.