- Object name(s):
- seaweed: floated, pressed and dried; DELESSERIACEAE: Phycodrys rubens Batters: sea oak; sea oak
- Brief description:
- If protected from light, red seaweeds can retain their colour for hundreds of years. Famous Victorian seaweed collector Amelia Griffiths found this specimen of sea oak at Ilfracombe. This object is not on display.
- Collection:
- Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Associated concept:
- Plant
- Current location:
- Not on display
- Field collection place:
- Ilfracombe
- Place coordinates:
- -4.12,51.207999999999998
- Field collection place:
- Devon
- Place coordinates:
- -4.12,51.207999999999998
- Field collection place:
- United Kingdom: England
- Place coordinates:
- -4.12,51.207999999999998
- Field collection place:
- Northern Europe
- Place coordinates:
- -4.12,51.207999999999998
- Field collection place:
- Europe
- Place coordinates:
- -4.12,51.207999999999998
- Field collector:
- Devon & Exeter Institution (from the collection of)
- Field collector:
- Mrs Amelia Warren Griffiths (from the collection of)
- Object name:
- seaweed: floated, pressed and dried; DELESSERIACEAE: Phycodrys rubens (Linnaeus) Batters: sea oak; sea oak
- Object number:
- 91/1931/367
- Reproduction number:
- 91-1931-367-shot2.jpg
- Responsible department/section:
- Natural Sciences
- Responsible department/section:
- Algae
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7ff4ab12-4046-3b3f-9ec4-66b9965f7195
Use licence for this record: CC 0
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7ff4ab12-4046-3b3f-9ec4-66b9965f7195, Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, CC 0
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