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Mirkle
Laminaria hyperborea

Family: Laminariaceae


What it is like

A brown seaweed.


Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Britain, Canary Islands, Europe, Iceland, Ireland, Mediterranean, Norway, Portugal, Scandinavia, Spain, UK


How it is used for food

It is used for alginates.

Edible parts

Seaweed, algae


How it is grown


Its other names

Local names

Cuvie, Feam, Kelpie, Liver weed, May weed, Pennant weed, Rabo negro, Sea rods, Slat mhara, Split whip wrack, Strapwrack, Tangle

Synonyms

Fucus hyperboreus Gunnerus; Fucus scoparius Strom; Laminaria cloustoni Edmondston;