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Giant Kelp

Macrocystis pyrifera

Photo by KarenP
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Field Notes

Description:

This giant kelp had washed up on the beach. The stipe is the stem, the fronds are the leaves and the floats are the bulbs that keep the kelp vertical in the water.

Notes:

I love the color and the pattern on this kelp.

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Macrocystis pyrifera

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