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:

Kelp beds are important nursery habitats for many species of fish.