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Woody-stemmed Kelp
Pterygophora californica
Authority:
Ruprecht
North Pacific Distribution:
Cook Inlet, Alaska, to Baja California, Mexico.
Phylum:
Ochrophyta
Class:
Phaeophyceae
Order:
Laminariales
Family:
Alariaceae
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Description: Thallus has a stiff, woody stipe to 1.5 m (60 in.) long and blade-like sporophylls attached along the flattened distal margins of the stipe, which usually terminates in a small, smooth blade with a faint midrib. This tough kelp can reach 2.3 m (7.5 ft) tall. Habitat: It is a long-lived perennial, usually found only on rock, including cobble, in the subtidal zone (7-20 m, 23-66 ft) of more exposed coasts.
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