Giant Plumose Anemone

Giant Plumose Anemone
Giant plumose anemone

The tallest of west coast anemones, the giant plumose is easy to find attached to docks or pilings. This anemone can grow to be about a meter tall!

Most commonly white, it can also be a pinkish orange or tan/brown.

This anemone oral surface (top) is deeply lobed (like a brain) and covered with hundreds of delicate tentacles.

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