Scientific name:

Fucus vesiculosus

About:

A common ‘wrack’ seaweed, grows between the high and low water marks on rocky shores. Fronds grow up to 1 metre long.

How to identify:

<p>A greeny-brown ‘wrack’ seaweed, recognised by the strap-like branching fronds with air-filled ‘bladders’ in pairs along their length.</p>

Where:

Common on rocky shores all around our coasts.