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The trunk of a bald cypress, surrounded by the roots of a strangler fig. A strangler fig. The supporting tree, now dead, can also be seen. Photo from Kannavam forest. Old strangler fig in the final stage, Costa-Rica, Pacific. A cross section of a bald cypress at the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, showing the roots of a strangler fig inside of it.
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Plant-animal interactions are important pathways for the transfer of energy within ecosystems, where both advantageous and unfavorable interactions support ecosystem health. [1][2] Plant-animal interactions can take on important ecological functions and manifest in a variety of combinations of favorable and unfavorable associations, for example ...
Distribution. Papaver radicatum is circumpolar in distribution and grows in arctic and alpine zones in Europe, North America, and Asia. [2][3] Papaver radicatum grows at a latitude of 83°40'N on Kaffeklubben Island, [4] and as of 2023, it was the northernmost flowering plant in the world. [5] It appears on the Coat of arms of Nunavut.
P. raimondii is native to the Andes of Bolivia and Peru, between 3,000–4,800 m (9,800–15,700 ft) of elevation on shrubby and rocky slopes. [1] [17] [18] [19] This species seem to be very specialist on site conditions as it prefers to grow in small areas even if the surrounding terrain may seem equally suitable, resulting in a patchy distribution of P. raimondii stands. [1]
Urban wildlife. Urban wildlife is wildlife that can live or thrive in urban / suburban environments or around densely populated human settlements such as towns. Some urban wildlife, such as house mice, are synanthropic, ecologically associated with and even evolved to become entirely dependent on human habitats.
Calliergon giganteum, the giant spearmoss, [1] giant calliergon moss, [2] or arctic moss, is an aquatic plant found on lake beds in tundra regions. It has no wood stems or flowers, and has small rootlets instead of roots. Calliergon giganteum survives in the cold climate by storing nutrients to be used in the formation of new leaves in the spring.
On Sept. 5, Hall posted a video of the flower asking viewers if it was possibly a new form of dahlia. "I discovered what I am calling a daffodil dahlia hanging out in my bridal tunnel dahlias ...