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Day: August 13, 2022

Rock stars

Posted on 2022-08-132023-01-05 by Allison J. Gong

Some organisms, like some people, have a charisma that just can’t be explained. For me, the sea palm (Postelsia palmiformis) has always been one such organism. Maybe part of its charm is the fact that it’s not very common; it lives on rocky outcrops on exposed outer coasts, which aren’t the easiest places to get…

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