Velvet Horn (Codium tomentosum)

Velvet Horn, a reference photo — Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 (licence)

Codium tomentosum is a species of green seaweed in the family Codiaceae. Its common names include velvet horn and spongeweed.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Velvet Horn being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Codium fragile

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Chlorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Bryopsidales
Family: Codiaceae
Genus: Codium
Species: Codium tomentosum

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