Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Haematococcus pluvialis Flotow
Haematococcus pluvialis is a freshwater unicellular green alga. It turns birdbaths red.
This alga can be motile. It is apparently of economic importance these days as the source of an
antioxidant on the market. (info from Wikipedia)
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Haematococcus pluvialis, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos, in a birdbath, February 28, 2023
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