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Ecklonia maxima
About
Ecklonia maxima, or sea bamboo, is a species of kelp native to the southern oceans. It is typically found along the southern Atlantic coast of Africa, from the very south of South Africa to northern Namibia. In these areas the species dominates the shallow, temperate water, reaching a depth of up to 8 metres (26 ft) in the offshore kelp forests.
- Family
- Cyperaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Ecklonia maxima
- Slug
- ecklonia-maxima
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cyperaceae
- Genus
- Ecklonia
- Species
- maxima
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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