Macrocystis pyrifera
Common Name:
Giant Kelp
Family:
Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):
From Margaret Brock reef (SA) to Walkerville (Vic) with drift plants as far north as Bondi (NSW), north and north-west coasts of Tasmania
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Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):
Shallow to deep water, to 22 m depth
Flower Description:
N/A
Habit:
Brown algae with dark brown thallus to 10 m, bearing many fronds with broad blades
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Conservation status:
N/A
References:
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Womersley, H. B. S. (1987). “The marine benthic flora of Southern Australia. Rhodophyta. Part II”. ABRS, Canberra.