K is for Kelp

Close-up of kelp on the strandline at Dingieshowe Bay

Kelp seaweed textures and patterns in the strandline

Oarweed or Tangle kelp golden and translucent in sunlight

A fleeting pattern of golden dappled sunlight on a blade of kelp at Ringstead Bay, Dorset, UK - part of the Jurassic Coast (3)

Gully with kelp and other seaweeds in Carboniferous Limestone wave-cut platform

Furbelows kelp or seaweed washed ashore at Studland Beach

Strands of various common British seaweeds on the beach

Kelp beds at low tide in Lyme Regis near Church Cliffs, Dorset, Jurassic Coast

Satin-textured blades of kelp (Tangleweed, Laminaria digitata), at Ringstead Bay, Dorset, UK - part of the Jurassic Coast (1)

Beachcombings in a blue bowl on my windowsill (1)

Satin-textured olive-brown blades of kelp (Laminaria digitata) at Ringstead Bay, Dorset, UK - part of the Jurassic Coast (2)

Sunlight shining through kelp seaweed at low tide

Kelp is a sub-category of seaweed. Kelp is characterised by being tough, brown, large (up to 1 – 2 metres), with a claw-like holdfast gripping rock, a stalk-like stipe (stem), and a flat blade or lamina, growing on the seashore or in shallow subtidal water.

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10 Replies to “K is for Kelp”

Emma Cownie says:

October 31, 2019 at 7:14 am

It’s a strangely beautiful plant, especially when underwater.

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winderjssc says:

October 31, 2019 at 9:02 am

I love to see the fronds bobbing in the water and waving to and fro when the tide is low enough.

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EJ says:

October 31, 2019 at 2:00 pm

I love that you put that little bit at the bottom about Kelp. I wondered how it differed to seaweed 🙂

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winderjssc says:

October 31, 2019 at 4:13 pm

Thank you, EJ.

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Yvonne Watts says:

October 31, 2019 at 8:29 pm

Such wonderful textures in those kelp photos. Also I love the alphabet theme. I really hope L is for lichen!!!

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winderjssc says:

November 1, 2019 at 6:28 am

Thank you, Yvonne, Sorry about L which is for leaves this time – maybe lichens next time round.

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Emma Cownie says:

November 1, 2019 at 7:11 am

Yes, it makes me want to be a fish and swim amongst it all!

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winderjssc says:

November 1, 2019 at 7:57 am

I know what you mean. I have seen footage of seals swimming through underwater forests of giant kelps on the Pacific northwest coast. It looks so beautiful.

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Linda Grashoff says:

November 5, 2019 at 7:59 pm

Fantastic! I didn’t realize there were so many different kinds. I love how close you got (or used a long lens) to photograph them.

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winderjssc says:

November 6, 2019 at 7:51 am

Thank you, Linda.

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