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Drift Seeds and Drift Fruits
... pods, capsules and the heads of Asteraceae may be carried by ocean currents and washed ashore on distant beaches. In his Origin of Species, 1859 (Chapter 12 Geographical Distribution: Means ... (Entada gigas) Mary's Beans (Merremia discoidesperma) Nickernuts (Caesalpinia bonduc & C. major) Strangler Fig Washed Ashore On Grand Cayman Drift Seed References Armstrong, W.P. 1998. "Seagrasses of the Pacific ...
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Drift Fruits
... & Seeds Most of these disseminules are dried fruits, endocarps and portions of fruits that were washed ashore on tropical beaches of Caribbean islands and tropical America. They came from trees and shrubs ... ) has smaller seeds. The dried, wave-worn, fruits and seeds of both species occasionally wash ashore on beaches of the Caribbean islands, Mexico and the southeastern United States. Back To The ...
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Linda's Orchid Pages - Coconuts-Not Just For Pies And Cookies
... months in the ocean and the seed would germinate inside the shell. When it finally washed ashore, the little plant would send out roots into the ground and start to grow. What ...
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Information about Nerine Amaryllis
... are also known as the Guernsey Lily because at one time some of the bulbs washed ashore Guernsey in the English Channel from a passing ship, establishing themselves at that spot. The ...
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Lompoc, City of Murals, History through murals, Lompoc California
... who perished in these rough waters and was lost along with his gold which later washed ashore? Will the answer ever be known? It is a mystery of the Lompoc Valley. Certainly ...
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Field Guide: Tofino, BC
... came ashore, took up their pre-emptions, and discovered in due course that the ground is mostly sand, gravel or clay. There's no humus. Any soluble nutrients are quickly washed away ... most vivid season. All the deciduous trees and shrubs are clothed in perfect foliage, freshly washed and bejewelled, without the wear and tear that summer will bring. At this time of ...
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