Phyllospadex and Zostera

Name/Title

Phyllospadex and Zostera

Entry/Object ID

CWOS.24

Made/Created

Artist

Josie Iselin

Date made

2021

Dimensions

Height

14 in

Width

12 in

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

Zostera marina, or eel grass, on a Phyllospadix torreyi, or surfgrass, drawing, from the textbook Marine Botany by E. Yale Dawson. Note the surfgrass seeds catching on the coralline algae, giving them a chance to put down roots.