Australian Bull Kelp
Durvillaea potatorum
Durvillaea potatorum is a large, robust species of southern bull kelp found in Australia.
From the article Durvillaea potatorum on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The species can be confused with Durvillaea amatheiae, which has an overlapping geographic distribution. D. potatorum has a shorter, wider stipe with more limited lateral blade development, whereas D. amatheiae has a shorter, narrow stipe and typically prolific lateral blade development.
At the table
Durvillaea potatorum was used extensively for clothing and tools by Aboriginal Tasmanians, with uses including material for shoes and bags to transport freshwater and food. The Aboriginal Peoples of Tasmania continue to collect and use bull kelp for cultural purposes; it is a cultural keystone species. Currently, D. potatorum is collected as beach wrack from King Island, where it is then dried as chips and sent to Scotland for phycocolloid extraction.
Wikipedia: “Uses”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 466160.