Nutri Herb

Herb Library:  Bladderwrack

Botanical Names

fucus vesiculosus

Common Names

black tany, rockweed, sea wrack, sea oak, kelp, fucus, dyers fucus, red fucus, rock wrack, rockweed, kelp ware, quercus marina, cutweed, bladder fucus, fucus vesiculeux, blasentang, see tang, meeriche

Plant Description

Bladderwrack, part of the kelp family, is a type of coastal seaweed that typically grows on rocks in the Northern Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and in European seas north of the Mediterranean. It is light yellow to brownish-green in color and the fronds grow to 2 -3 feet long.

Parts of Bladderwrack Used in Dietary Supplements

The whole Bladderwrack plant, usually harvested in the summer, is commonly used in herbal supplements.