Images Dated 2014 February

12 Feb 2014

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Paperbarks
Melaleuca quinquenervia
growing on the edge of a coastal billabong
Limeburners Creek Nature Reserve, New South Wales, Australia

© Michael Van Ewijk/AUSCAPE

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Giant bladder kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera)

Giant bladder kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) can grow 61 cm a day. It is the largest of all algae, some fronds being 50 metres long. Adventure Bay, Bruny Island, southeast Tasmania, Australia

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