Postelsia palmaeformis growing in its native habitat at low tide
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Clade:
Diaphoretickes
Clade:
SAR
Clade:
Stramenopiles
Phylum:
Gyrista
Subphylum:
Ochrophytina
Class:
Phaeophyceae
Order:
Laminariales
Family:
Laminariaceae
Genus:
Postelsia Ruprecht, 1852
Species:
P. palmaeformis
Binomial name
Postelsia palmaeformis
Ruprecht, 1852
Postelsia palmaeformis, also known as the sea palm (not to be confused with the southern sea palm) or palm seaweed, is a species of kelp and classified within brown algae. It is the only known species in the genus Postelsia. The sea palm is found along the western coast of North America, on rocky shores with constant waves. It is one of the few algae that can survive and remain erect out of the water; in fact, it spends most of its life cycle exposed to the air. It is an annual, and edible, though harvesting of the alga is discouraged due to the species' sensitivity to overharvesting.
Postelsia palmaeformis, also known as the sea palm (not to be confused with the southern sea palm) or palm seaweed, is a species of kelp and classified...
well as limiting the growth of algae attached to vegetation. Sea palms (Postelsia) look similar to miniature palm trees. They live in the middle to upper...
the Eocene sea. He renamed the species Postelsia caput-medusae which makes it related to the genus Postelsia, now with only one living species, which...
Kelps can range in size from the 60-centimeter-tall (2 ft) sea palm Postelsia to the giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera, which grows to over 50 m (150 ft)...
(Arecaceae) List of hardy palms—palms able to withstand colder temperatures Postelsia—called the "sea palm" (a brown alga) Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009)...
Imperatoriis Nicolai I" published in St. Petersburg in 1840. The seaweed genus Postelsia is named in his honour. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation...
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