Few people think of seaweeds as beautiful.
Along the shore, out of water, seaweeds are often seen in sticky globs or sun-dried heaps. But by isolating a particular specimen of seaweed through floating and pressing it, the delicate structures and vivid colors of the plant become evident. Shown on this page is a red seaweed, Hypnea musciformis, which grows all along the Atlantic coast. Take a piece of seaweed from the shore. Wash it with sea water.