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Purple Pencils
Dumontia alaskana
Authority:
V.Tai, S.C.Lindstrom & G.W.Saunders
North Pacific Distribution:
Aleutian Islands to Southeast Alaska; Korea
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Former Scientific Names:
misidentified as Dumontia contorta, Dumontia filiformis, Dumontia incrassata
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Description:
The dark red to pale pink, partially hollow, contorted, and tubular thallus reaches 27 cm (11 in) tall, with a single order of slightly narrower and shorter, irregularly placed branches. Habitat: A spring annual often gone by June, it is found on rock in mid intertidal tidepools of semi-exposed to protected habitats. Similar taxa: Hollow forms of Devaleraea callophylloides have a more papery texture and are usually more proliferously branched.
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