Bladder wrack (large print)
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- Synopsis
- This is an image of the brown bladder wrack seaweed: Fucus vesiculosis.There is a locator dot shown, which will be at the top left of the page when the image is the correct way up.The plant is part of the algae family. It fills most of the page and is anchored to the seabed at the bottom of the page. From here it branches out into five flat lamina or blades with wavy edges. It has a thick midrib along the blades with oval-shaped air bladders to either side.At the ends of the blades, in the top part of the image, are heart-shaped structures called receptacles. These are the plans reproductive organs. They look very similar in both the male and female plants.The bladder wrack is found along the coastlines of the north and south Atlantic. It grows up to one metre in length.
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Publisher:
- RNIB
- Date of Addition:
- 05/25/17
- Copyrighted By:
- RNIB
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Earth Sciences
- Submitted By:
- Caroline Walker
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.