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Hedophyllum sessile
sea cabbage kelp
As recorded: Hedophyllum sessile (C.Agardh) Setchell
Chromista › Ochrophyta › Phaeophyceae › Laminariales › Laminariaceae
- Collected by
- Scagel, R.F.
- Collector number
- 16
- Date
- July 10, 1955
- Locality
- San Juan Island, south of Deadman Bay
- Region
- Washington, United States
- Coordinates
- 48.6167, -123.1500
- Identified by
- Scagel, R.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Hedophyllum sessile observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 64 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-29.
2026-07-29
Capital, CA-BC, CA
(c) beedleborm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-23
Spring Bay Rd, Saanich, BC, CA
(c) htocher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-27
Westside Rd, Samish TDSA, WA, US
(c) meg_aloptera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-07
Oak Bay, BC, CA
(c) devilcactus66, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-24
Oak Bay, BC, Canada
(c) Michael G. Shepard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-13
San Juan County, WA, USA
(c) freshwaterw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hedophyllum sessile. BISH 557291. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956435468. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/557291.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956435468 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026