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Wrack. This is all dead eel grass,
uprooted by waves at low tides, floated by the high tides and blown ashore
by the wind - then dried by the sun. |
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A wrack line at Windy Cove. The distribution of the wrack varies twice a day, depending on the wind and height of the tide.
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Eelgrass, rhizome |
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Eelgrass
Zostera marina
Notice that the plant propagates by rhizomes |
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A piece of pickle weed from the Back Bay. Kelp is carried the other way, from the Ocean. The tide and bay work together, like a giant mixer and bowl, stirring everything together. |