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| − | | common_name = | + | | common_name =Knotted wrack, Egg wrack |
| − | | latin_name = | + | | latin_name = Ascophyllum nodosum |
| − | | color = | + | | color = tan |
| − | | image = | + | | image = Laminaria.jpg |
| − | | image_caption = '' | + | | image_caption =Two fronds of ''Laminaria digitata'' washed up on the foreshore of Anglesey, Wales, UK; background is mostly ''Ascophyllum nodosum''. |
| − | | range = | + | | range = It is common on the northwestern coast of Europe (from Svalbard to Portugal) including east Greenland [1] and the northeastern coast of North America. |
| − | | description =The | + | | description =Ascophyllum nodosum is an edible seaweed of the northern Atlantic Ocean. Ascophyllum nodosum has long fronds with large egg-shaped air-bladders set in the fronds at regular intervals and not stalked. The fronds can reach 2 m in length. They are attached by a holdfast to rocks and boulders. The fronds are olive-brown in color and somewhat compressed but without a mid-rib. This seaweed grows quite slowly and can live for several decades; it may take approximately five years before becoming fertile. |
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Latest revision as of 01:54, 26 February 2021
Two fronds of Laminaria digitata washed up on the foreshore of Anglesey, Wales, UK; background is mostly Ascophyllum nodosum. Ascophyllum nodosum
Knotted wrack, Egg wrack (Ascophyllum nodosum)
Where found: It is common on the northwestern coast of Europe (from Svalbard to Portugal) including east Greenland [1] and the northeastern coast of North America.
Description: Ascophyllum nodosum is an edible seaweed of the northern Atlantic Ocean. Ascophyllum nodosum has long fronds with large egg-shaped air-bladders set in the fronds at regular intervals and not stalked. The fronds can reach 2 m in length. They are attached by a holdfast to rocks and boulders. The fronds are olive-brown in color and somewhat compressed but without a mid-rib. This seaweed grows quite slowly and can live for several decades; it may take approximately five years before becoming fertile.
