Laminaria digitata Width:23.62" (60cm) complex conical holdfast

complex conical holdfast

The leaves may appear flat

The "fingers" are branches up to a centimeter wide and sometimes over 30 centimeters long

It grows from a short cylindrical stipe attached to the rocks by a holdfast of branching root-like rhizoids and grows to about 20cm long

The kelp often grows even longer than the distance from the bottom to the surface as it will grow in a diagonal direction due to the ocean current pushing against the kelp

Laminaria digitata Width:23.62" (60cm) complex conical holdfastScientific Name: Laminaria digitata Number of Blades Leaves: 1 Blade Leaf Width: Available in 11. 81 (30cm) wide, 17. 72 (45cm) wide, or 23. 62" (60cm) wide Distribution: Laminaria digitata occurs in the north west Atlantic from Greenland south to Cape Cod and in the north east Atlantic from northern Russia and Iceland south to France. It is common round the coasts of the British Isles except for much of the east coast of England. Description: