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- coirleach Reference Faomhadh an téarma seo mar chuid de Thionscadal Lex
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- oarweed | seaweed | horsetail kelp | tangle | fingered | sea tangle | sea-girdles | sea-wand | red-ware | sea-ware
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- Definition large conspicuous kelp growing up to 2 m in length commonly found at low water during spring tides on rocky shores Reference "COM-EN, based on:- Marine Life Information Network for Britain & Ireland (MarLIN) > Oarweed: http://www.marlin.ac.uk/speciesinformation.php?speciesID=3613 [8.6.2010]- algaeBASE > Laminaria digitata: http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=3 [8.6.2010]- MarLIN > Biological Traits Information Catalogue (BIOTIC) > Laminaria digitata: http://www.marlin.ac.uk/biotic/browse.php?sp=4228 [8.6.2010]- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) > Laminaria digitata: http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=11228 [8.6.2010]"
- Comment "A large and sturdy brown seaweed, one of the most common 'kelps'. Extensive 'forests' of it, usually partly exposed at low tide, are found around the coast of Scotland, providing a highly diverse habitat for crustaceans, molluscs, fish, seals and other seaweeds. It is a traditional coastal food, a very rich source of natural vitamins and minerals, including essential trace minerals, and a traditional animal feed and fertilizer. It is common on all coasts of Britain and Ireland except for the east and south-east coast of England, otherwise distributed from Iceland and N Russia south to Brittany. In the western Atlantic from the NE coast of Greenland south to Cape Cod and, although less common, to Long Island. (source: http://laminaria.provenskincare.com/?pagenumber=3&se=1 - 16/11/2007)"