#FotoVorschlag: Dem Boden ganz nah // Very close to the ground

Damit diese #Braunalge dem Meeresboden ganz nah ist, bildet sie so eine komische Knolle, mit der sie sich an Felsen verankert. Diese schnell wachsende, einjährige Algenart kann bis zu 4 m lang werden und wächst in Tiefen bis 35 m. Im Herbst ist Feierabend, und oft wird die Knolle dann wie hier an den #Strand geschwemmt.
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This #brownAlgae stays close to the seabed with the help of its warty, bulbous #holdfast that attaches to rocks. A fast growing, annual #seaweed, it can reach up to 4 metres in length and is found at depths of up to 35 metres. In autumn, it begins fruiting and starts to decay, with the #bulb often washing up on the #shore.

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Part of a Furbellows (Saccorhiza polyschides) holdfast.
Like the name suggests, "holdfasts" are what seaweeds use to attach themselves to the rocky sea floor. In the Tidal zone, they prevent waves from washing them away until either the waves or the seaweed gets too big.
County Clare, Ireland.

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