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Golden Rockweed
Silvetia compressa
26 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.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Little RockweedPelvetiopsis limitata
RockweedFucus distichus
Channelled WrackPelvetia canaliculata
Knotted WrackAscophyllum nodosum
Feather Boa KelpEgregia menziesii
Japanese WireweedSargassum muticum
bladder wrackFucus vesiculosus
Spongonema tomentosum
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| California | 639 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 2 |
| Baja California | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | kelp, diatoms, and allies · Chromista |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Ochrophyta |
| Class | brown algae · Phaeophyceae |
| Order | Fucoids · Fucales |
| Family | rockweeds · Fucaceae |
| Genus | Silvetia |
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 Golden Rockweed with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.