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  • Surfgrass in Monterey Bay
    Plants

    Surfgrass, a flowering plant but not a true grass

    December 17, 2025December 17, 2025

    Low tides expose the bright narrow strips of wet seagrass growing in Monterey Bay’s lowest intertidal zone. Phyllospadix, our local surfgrass, is that…

  • Chondracanthus
    Plants

    Monterey Bay Seaweeds

    December 7, 2025May 18, 2026

    Some seaweeds of Monterey Bay
    (with links to iNaturalist)
    Sea grasses:
    Phyllospadix scouleri  surf grass
    Green:
    Codium setchellii  spongy cushion…

  • Mazzaella blades
    Plants

    Mazzaella (the iridescent seaweed)

    March 12, 2025March 12, 2025
    Mazzaella is a rubbery, iridescent seaweed on the rocky shore.
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