Ulothrix flacca

What to Eat

Edible parts: Algae, Seaweed

The algae is eaten as a vegetable, prepared by cutting the rolled plant into small pieces and frying in sesame oil.

Where to Find It

It grows in temperate and tropical places.

Africa, Alaska, Algeria, Antarctica, Arctic, Argentina, Asia, Azores, Balkans, Brazil, Britain, Bulgaria, Canada, Canary Islands, Central America, Chile, China, El Salvador, Europe, France, FSM, Greece, Greenland, Guam, Iceland, Indochina, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mediterranean, Mexico, Micronesia, Morocco, Netherlands, North Africa, North America, Norway, Pacific, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Sardinia, Scandinavia, SE Asia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Tunisia, Turkey, Türkiye, USA, Vietnam,

How to Identify

A seaweed. It has long slender filaments. It looks like a clump of fine green hair.

Ulothrix flacca is a species of green algae in the family Ulotrichaceae. It is a marine or brackish species, typically found in the intertidal zone.