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Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Summer gold

  

Close-up of Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) in Bodega Harbor on 29 June 2024.

4 comments:

Dianne Hales said...

How beautiful! It looks like a Japanese art print.

Lotsoflux said...

Had this washed in from the ocean or can the Giant Kelp actually grow in the harbor?

Sybold said...

Why can't I be these colors?
Any sugestions for how to become Giant Kelp/Ocean colored?

Jackie Sones said...

Hi, all,

Thanks for the comments and questions!

You can find Giant Kelp washed ashore in this area, but this Giant Kelp was growing in Bodega Harbor. It also grows in Tomales Bay.

And I agree about the color -- the photo doesn't really do it justice, but I'm often struck by how it looks like Macrocystis is glowing from within. It's a striking seaweed, for many reasons!

:) Jackie