Ulva lactuca — Overview

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 A small green alga (up to 30 cm across) with a broad, crumpled frond that is tough, translucent and membranous. It is attached to rock via a small hold-fast .Ulva is sometimes eaten as "green laver", but it is considered inferior to purple laver.

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