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Horsetail Kelp - Laminaria digitata Mature plants have a wide blade that is split into 6+ straplike &quot;fingers&quot;. The stalk is very stiff and grows to 1.1 m long. It gets super heavy with thick blades that feel like leather.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Washed up on the beach during low tide<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/81017/horsetail_kelp_-_laminaria_digitata.html" title="Horsetail Kelp - Laminaria digitata"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/81017_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=DUVECXl4oIkFKCQVjq5pxOCWQuM%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Horsetail Kelp - Laminaria digitata Mature plants have a wide blade that is split into 6+ straplike &quot;fingers&quot;. The stalk is very stiff and grows to 1.1 m long. It gets super heavy with thick blades that feel like leather.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Washed up on the beach during low tide<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/81018/horsetail_kelp_-_laminaria_digitata.html Geotagged,Laminaria digitata,Oarweed,Spring,United States,horsetail kelp,kelp" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Laminaria digitata,Oarweed,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Horsetail Kelp - Laminaria digitata

Mature plants have a wide blade that is split into 6+ straplike "fingers". The stalk is very stiff and grows to 1.1 m long. It gets super heavy with thick blades that feel like leather.

Habitat: Washed up on the beach during low tide

Horsetail Kelp - Laminaria digitata Mature plants have a wide blade that is split into 6+ straplike "fingers". The stalk is very stiff and grows to 1.1 m long. It gets super heavy with thick blades that feel like leather.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Washed up on the beach during low tide<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/81018/horsetail_kelp_-_laminaria_digitata.html Geotagged,Laminaria digitata,Oarweed,Spring,United States,horsetail kelp,kelp

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Amazing how spotless and smooth the surface of the blades is. Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      They are super smooth and really do feel like a worn leather belt. Posted 6 years ago

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The Oarweed

"Laminaria digitata" is a large brown alga in the family Laminariaceae, also known by the common name Oarweed. It is found in the sublittoral zone of the northern Atlantic Ocean.

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Similar species: Laminariales
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Uploaded Jun 25, 2019. Captured Jun 18, 2019 07:22 in 1563 Post Rd, Wells, ME 04090, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/4.0
  • 1/332s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm