Plants, ALgae & Fungi
A collection of all the species I have seen from the coasts of California.
This page will be continuously updated as I continue encountering new species & taking photos of old friends.
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Updated 2.23.25
Brown Algae
3/2000+ Species
Kingdom: Chromista
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Class: Phaeophyceae
Colpomenia tuberculata
Feather Boa Kelp // Egregia menziesii
Elk Kelp // Pelagophycus porra
Fungi
1/2 million+
Kingdom: Fungi
Splitgill Mushroom // Schizophyllum commune
Green Algae
1/5,000+ Species
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Dead Man's Fingers // Codium fragile
Red Algae
2/6,000+ Species
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Red Sea Grapes // Botryocladia pseudodichotoma
Phycodrys gardneri