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Oarweed is a brown algae with long, split fronds that grow in shallow seas around the UK coasts. It provides shelter and food for many marine animals and has been used by humans for centuries.
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.
Oarweed is a large kelp with a broad, digitate frond and a smooth, oval stipe. It grows on rocky shores in the lower intertidal and sublittoral zones, and is edible and ecologically important.
- Phaeophyceae
- Laminariales
- Laminariaceae
- Ochrophyta
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Learn about Oarweed, a large brown algae that grows in the Atlantic Ocean and has many uses and benefits. Discover its physical characteristics, habitat, reproduction, adaptation, threats, and facts.
Scientific name: Laminaria digitata. About: A common ‘kelp’ seaweed, grows in dense beds, attached to rocky shores up to 20 metres deep. How to identify: <p>A typical ‘kelp’ seaweed, dark browny green, with long fronds up to 2 metres long, split into long fingers.<br></p> Where: Common on rocky shores all around our coasts. Fantastic facts:
Jul 27, 2020 · Oarweed (Laminaria digitata) Oarweed by Leslie Seaton via Flickr. ID notes: Oarweed has dark brown-green fronds that are up to two metres in length and split into long finger-like blades. Attaches to the rock with a claw-like holdfast which allows it to survive in rough subtidal conditions.
Mar 17, 2012 · Learn about Oarweed, a type of kelp that grows in British rock pools, and see photos of it and other seaweeds. Find out how to identify it and where to see it.
