Neptune’s lettuce, Sea Grape, Neptune's necklace
Hormosira banksii

Family: Hormosiraceae

What it is like

A seaweed. It can be olive-green to yellow-brown. It is made up of necklace-like rows of round air bladders. These are attached to each other by short branching stalks. They are 30 cm long.

Where it is found

It grows on temperate seashores. It grows in the inter tidal zone. It grows on flat surfaces where it is exposed to air at low tide and covered with water at high tide.

Countries/locations it is found in

Australia (country/location of origin), New Zealand, Tasmania

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Beads, seaweed

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Fucus banksii Turner;