Drowsy Seawart

The Drowsy Seawart is a species of seaweed used for the production of chloroformula.
Although not an uncommon species, it has largely been removed from its natural habitat and is now most commonly found in seaweed extraction plants.
In the common toungue the seawart is also referred to as "Sea-Saffran" due to the small amount of chloroformula that a single plant excretes.

Additional Information

Domestication

There are many ongoing attempts at domesticating the seawart with the aim of increasing chloroformula production in a smaller space.
So far there has only been limited success, as breeding seaweeds is significantly more challenging comfared to other forms of life, with all manner of factors influencing plant growth and an unknown amount of interbreed contamination in the water.

Uses, Products & Exploitation

The most prominent usage of the plant is by far the extraction of chloroformula, which is a most expensive and practical substance.
The extraction of this chemical is fairly challenging and requires precise equipment, for the substance is released into the surrounding water and becomes diluted.
This leads to many extraction plants adopting the strategy of having the water flow continuously in a direction of choice, adding nutrients and supplements to the inflow while distilling the outflow.
The danger of this method, although it is the simplest and most reliable, is that if the flow has too high a speed the nutrients cannot be absorbed by the plant and if it is too slow the plants may be stunted by the build-up of the chemical.
Should the plants die due to a regulatory accident they may be mulched to remove residuous chloroformal and the rest may be used for expensive high-quality fertilizer.

Scientific Name

Chlorophyte Utilis

Conservation Status

Although the species is beginning to disappear from its natural habitat, it is well preserved in extraction plants across the nation.