Summary ⁴

Egregia menziesii is a species of kelp known commonly as feather boa kelp. It is native to the coastline of western North America from Alaska to Baja California, where it is a common kelp of the intertidal zone. It is dark brown in color, shiny and bumpy in texture, and may reach over five meters long. It grows a branching stipe from a thick holdfast. It bears long, flat, straplike fronds lined with small blades each...

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Jerry Kirkhart, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/33466410@N00/2132222305
2. (c) Steve Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/wildflowersearch/28198537881/
3. (c) Leslie Seaton, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Feather_Boa_(6118563035).jpg
4. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egregia_menziesii

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CalPhotos
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0

iNat Map