Seashore Plants of California

abundant algal animals Antithamnion areas beach border to Point branchlets brown algae cells cm 1 ft coastal color common species commonly conceptacles cord grass crustose Cystoseira dark dense dichotomously branched Dictyoneurum distichous Distribution drift dune Egregia entire coast epiphytic filamentous flattened flowers foredune Fucus gametes gametophyte Gelidium genera genus giant kelp Gigartina Gracilaria green grow habitats holdfast hollow ican border intertidal and subtidal intertidal zone Iridaea kelp forests Laminaria Laurencia Lessoniopsis low intertidal zone low tide Macrocystis main axis marine Mexican border microscopic mid intertidal midrib occur Oregon border pacifica pigments Point Conception portion Postelsia produced red algae reproductive resemble rocks salt marshes sand Santa Barbara sea rocket Seashore Plants seaweeds shallow subtidal shore southern California spores sporophyte stems stipe structure substratum subtidal subtidal zone surf grass tall terminal blade thallus thick tide pools tufts Ulva unbranched upper usually vegetation