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Giant kelp forest, upward wide angle view showing holdfast in...

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Caption: Giant kelp forest, upward wide angle view showing holdfast in lower left with towering kelp fronds streaming towards the ocean's surface sunlight 70 feet above.
Scientific name: Macrocystis pyrifera
Location: Santa Barbara Island, California
Copyright: © Chuck Davis / Tidal Flats, Ltd.
Photographer Code: UP19111
AGPix ID: AGPix_ChDaTiFl26_0032
Photo Alignment: 35mm (vertical)
Comments: Giant kelp is arguably the world's fastest growing plant, capable of growing up to two feet per day under ideal growing conditions. The waters surrounding Santa Barbara Island, where this photo was taken, are part of the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.

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