Postelsia palmaeformis on Ruprecht

Name/Title

Postelsia palmaeformis on Ruprecht

Entry/Object ID

CWOS.31

Made/Created

Artist

Josie Iselin

Date made

2021

Dimensions

Height

23 in

Width

18 in

Dimension Notes

Framed

Interpretative Labels

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Artist Commentary

Label

Postelsia palmaeformis on an illustration by Franz Josef Ruprecht. The sea palm is the only seaweed that makes a stipe stiff enough to combat gravity and stand upright when exposed at low tide. It is still very bendy!