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Vegetative Terminology (Part 1)
... of the tea family (Theaceae). A swamp of bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) in the Florida Everglades. The erect, woody extensions from the roots are called "cypress knees" or pneumatophores. Some botanists maintain that ... logged roots and the atmosphere, although other botanists disagree with this theory. When photographing cypress knees it is wise to be aware of nearby alligators basking along the ...
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Fruticose Lichen Photos
... ventral surface of the latter species. The Spanish moss that hangs from the branches of bald cypress trees (Taxodium distichum) in swamps of the southeastern United States is not a lichen or a moss ...
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Stranglers & Banyans
... addition, two native Florida strangler figs (Ficus aurea and F. citrifolia) commonly attack palms, bald cypress, oaks and many other trees in the Everglades and Keys. Due to the lack ... A strangler fig (Ficus aurea) tightly wrapped around the trunk of a bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) in the Florida Everglades. Although the bald cypress appears to be relatively unharmed at this stage, its trunk is ...
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