Laminariaceae
10 species
Kelp family of large brown algae harvested for food, fertilizer, and industrial compounds worldwide.
Hedophyllum sessile
Sea cabbage, Sweet kombu
Edible: Algae, Seaweed
Laminaria esculenta
Edible: Stem
Laminaria potatorum
Edible: Algae, Seaweed
Laminaria saccharina
Sugar kelp
Edible: Blades
Laminaria setchellii
Pacific kombu
Edible: Algae, Seaweed
Macrocystis luetkeana
Giant kelp
Edible: Algae, Frond, Seaweed
Saccharina dentigera
California kombu
Edible: Algae, Seaweed
Saccharina diabolica f. longipes
Enaga-oni-kombu
Edible: Fronds, Seaweed, Algae
Saccharina polyschides
Edible: Seaweed, Algae
Saccharina sculpera
Gagome alga
Edible: Seaweed, Algae