Mediterraean Neptune Grass,(Posidonia oceanica),also known as Mediterranean Tapeweed, washed up onto the coast of Ibiza Island, Balearic Islands,Spain

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Posidonia oceanica, (commonly known as Neptune grass, or Mediterranean tapeweed,) is a seagrass, species that is endemic, to the Mediterranean Sea,. It forms large underwater meadows that are an important part of the ecosystem. The fruit is free floating and known in Italy as "the olive of the sea" (l'oliva di mare). Balls of fibrous material from its foliage, known as egagropili, wash up to nearby shorelines.

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Size: 2832px × 4256px
Location: Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain
Photo credit: © Dominic Robinson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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