q’am’

Hul’q’umi’num’ Name: q’am’

Taxon Name: Nereocystis luetkeana

“Common” Name: Bull Kelp

Cultural Values:

food

medicinal

spiritual

material

indicator

Ecological Community: Marine

Wikipedia summary:
Nereocystis (Greek, ‘mermaid’s bladder’) is a monotypic genus of subtidal kelp containing the species Nereocystis luetkeana. Some English names include edible kelp, bull kelp, bullwhip kelp, ribbon kelp, bladder wrack, and variations of these names. Due to the English name, bull kelp can be confused with southern bull kelps, which are found in the Southern

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Observational Data:
First reported: 2010-05-22
Source: Hunterston
Last reported: 2023-08-06
Source: iNat
Obervation count: 15