Species

Alaria marginata (Winged kelp)

Alaria marginata. Photo: (c) amanda-nordstrom5, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Alaria marginata, the winged kelp, is a brown alga species in the genus Alaria. It can grow up to 13 feet. Fronds are long and narrow with raised midrib and wavy edges. Each frond has two rows of several smooth, oblong, 5 inch spore-bearing blades at the base in winter. The base is attached to rocks.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Chromista (Kelp, diatoms, and allies)
  - Phylum: Ochrophyta
    - Class: Phaeophyceae (Brown algae)
      - Subclass: Fucophycidae
        Order: Laminariales (Kelps)
        Family: Alariaceae
        Genus: Alaria
        Species: Alaria marginata (Winged kelp)

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