Laminaria bongardiana
Color: Brown (Dark)
Shape: Blade
Texture: Smooth
Size: Up to 6’
Zone: Intertidal to Subtidal
Range: Alaska to California
Description: Branched holdfast, long stipe of up to 2’. The broad, smooth blade is split into several sections.
Edibility: Edible
Distinctive characteristics:
Collection notes: Cut above the holdfast to encourage regrowth.
Phylum: Phaeophyta (Brown Algae)
Previous names: Laminaria groenlandica
Similar species: Can be hard to tell apart from Laminaria saccharina.