Tiny palm trees in the surf
Jan 12, 2020 12:27:07 #
Along the rockier shores of California lives a kind of seaweed? kelp? I dunno what it be. It looks like a copse of tiny palm trees, and is only visible when the tide is well out. They are always within the splash zone of the waves. Here are a couple of photos showing them
I like the second photo better but the first shows the palm-tree appearance better.
I like the second photo better but the first shows the palm-tree appearance better.
Jan 12, 2020 12:50:36 #
Nice shots that really capture the conditions in which they live. I especially like the second one where the wave motion is clear and the palms on the upper right edge of the rock are being hit by the wave. They are known as sea palms and are a type of brown algae closely related to the kelps. They are only found in areas of extreme wave action at very low tide. Often, like the ones shown here, are on mussel beds where they attach to the mussels which are then ripped off the rocks by large winter storm waves clearing space for more sea palms. The palms usually survive for only one year and then repopulate the area the following spring when the waves are less intense.
Jan 12, 2020 12:54:40 #
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