genus
Sea Lettuces
Ulva
Field notes
The sea lettuces comprise the genus Ulva, a group of edible green algae that are widely distributed along the coasts of the world's oceans. The type species within the genus Ulva is Ulva lactuca, lactuca being Latin for "lettuce". The genus also includes the species previously classified under the genus Enteromorpha, which are known under the common name green nori.
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- Broadleaf Sea Lettuce native
- Gutweed native
- Sea Lettuce native
- Californian Sea Lettuce native
- Sea Lettuce present
- Flexuous Gutweed native
- Thread Weed
- Green String Lettuce native
- Ulva fasciata
- Spiky Tendrils
- Sea Spiral native
- Ulva prolifera
- Ulva ohnoi
- Ulva australis
- Ulva reticulata
- Ulva gigantea
- Lacy Sea Lettuce
- Ulva expansa
- Ulva curvata
- Ulva rotundata
- Ulva lobata
- Ulva chaetomorphoides
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native sea lettuces All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
