Shown here growing near Kaikōura, bull kelp or rimurapa is the dominant seaweed of exposed rocky coasts around New Zealand and the subantarctic islands. Its thick flexible stipe supports a spongy broad blade that is usually divided into narrow straps.
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Photograph by Jock Phillips
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