swap_horiz Laminaria digitata Alternatives

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Macrocystis integrifolia

Macrocystis integrifolia is a species of brown algae, commonly known as giant kelp, that forms extensive subtidal forest...

Pacific Kelp Brown Algae Phaeophyta

8.3 Great

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Undaria peterseniana

A brown alga (Alariaceae) closely related to the commercially cultivated wakame (Undaria pinnatifida), native to the tem...

Korea Edible Kelp Brown Algae

8.2 Great

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Saccharina latissima

Saccharina latissima, widely known as sugar kelp, is a large brown marine alga naturally distributed across the cold coa...

Edible Sugar Kelp North Atlantic Brown Algae

7.9 Good

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Himanthalia elongata

Himanthalia elongata is an edible brown alga commonly known as sea spaghetti, found along the northeastern Atlantic coas...

Edible North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

7.7 Good

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Ecklonia cava

Ecklonia cava is a perennial brown kelp native to temperate coastal waters of East Asia, especially around Korea and Jap...

Japan Edible Kelp Brown Algae

7.4 Good

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Ascophyllum nodosum

Ascophyllum nodosum, commonly known as knotted wrack, is a large brown macroalga prevalent along the rocky coasts of the...

Commercial North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

7.3 Good

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Hedophyllum sessile

Hedophyllum sessile is a brown kelp in the family Laminariaceae found along the northeastern Pacific coast. Its broad, u...

Kelp Intertidal North Pacific Brown Algae

7.3 Good

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Alaria esculenta

Alaria esculenta is an edible brown alga commonly known as winged kelp or dabberlocks. It grows on rocky shores of the N...

Edible North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

7.2 Good

9

Laminaria pallida

Laminaria pallida, known as split-fan kelp, is a large brown alga in the order Laminariales. It grows on rocky subtidal...

South Africa Kelp Subtidal Brown Algae

7.2 Good

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Laminaria hyperborea

Laminaria hyperborea is a large brown kelp of the Northeast Atlantic, where it forms underwater forests along parts of t...

Kelp North Atlantic Subtidal Brown Algae

7.0 Good

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Ecklonia radiata

Ecklonia radiata is a brown kelp, also called common or golden kelp, found in temperate marine waters including Australi...

Australia Kelp Subtidal Brown Algae

7.0 Good

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Costaria costata

Costaria costata is a brown alga in the family Costariaceae, native to the North Pacific. Its broad, strap-like blade is...

Kelp North Pacific Ribbed Brown Algae

6.9 Fair

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Fucus vesiculosus

*Fucus vesiculosus*, commonly called bladderwrack, is a brown alga of rocky intertidal shores in the North Atlantic and...

Intertidal North Atlantic Brown Algae Phaeophyta

6.8 Fair

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Ecklonia maxima

*Ecklonia maxima* is a large brown alga in the kelp order Laminariales, native to the cold, wave-exposed waters of south...

South Africa Commercial Kelp Brown Algae

6.8 Fair

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Lessonia nigrescens

Lessonia nigrescens is a large brown kelp native to rocky coastal habitats of Chile and Peru. It forms a substantial hol...

Commercial South America Kelp Brown Algae

6.8 Fair

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Ecklonia stolonifera

Ecklonia stolonifera is a brown alga in the kelp family Lessoniaceae, native to coastal waters around Japan and the Kore...

Commercial Japan Kelp Brown Algae

6.5 Fair

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Ecklonia brevipes

Ecklonia brevipes is a brown kelp in the family Lessoniaceae. It is associated with subtidal rocky reefs in cool-tempera...

New Zealand Kelp Subtidal Brown Algae

6.5 Fair

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Lessonia trabeculata

Lessonia trabeculata is a large brown kelp native to rocky subtidal shores of Chile and Peru in the southeastern Pacific...

South America Kelp Subtidal Brown Algae

6.4 Fair

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Lessonia variegata

Lessonia variegata is a large brown kelp in the family Lessoniaceae and is endemic to New Zealand. It grows from the low...

New Zealand Kelp Subtidal Brown Algae

6.4 Fair

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Laminaria ochroleuca

Kelp with a pale yellowish stipe native to the northeastern Atlantic from Iberia to Norway, among the most commercially...

Kelp North Atlantic Subtidal Brown Algae

6.3 Fair