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Jamaican bromeliads are home to Metopaulias depressus, a reddish-brown crab 2 cm (0.8 in) across, which has evolved social behavior to protect its young from predation by Diceratobasis macrogaster, a species of damselfly whose larvae live in bromeliads. Some bromeliads even form homes for other species of bromeliads. [31]
Brocchinia reducta / b r ɒ ˈ k ɪ n i ə r iː ˈ d ʌ k t ə / [1] is a carnivorous plant in the bromeliad family. It is native to southern Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, and Guyana, and is found in areas with nutrient-poor, high moisture soil.
In its natural habitat, the plant, like other bromeliads, is most often pollinated by hummingbirds. However, it can also be pollinated by bees, bats, and other pollinators. [4] similar to how other bromeliads reproduce, this plant typically makes pups, although it can also breed in a normal way by making seeds.
Aechmea Bromeliad. Aechmea is another bromeliad type known for its silvery-green foliage, vibrant colored flowerheads, and spiky rosette shape. Often called the urn plant, an aechemea is low ...
Portea is a small genus of New World plants, and according to the Bromeliad Binomial, [clarification needed] currently includes nine species. The bromeliads are endemic to the eastern Atlantic coast of Brazil, where the sea breezes, marine layer, adequate precipitation and year-round favorable temperatures can see these plants grow upwards of 5 feet (1.52 m) or taller, especially when blooms ...
Its reproductive cycle (and life) in its native habitat lasts 40 to 100 years, [14] though one individual planted near sea level at the University of California Botanical Garden, bloomed in August 1986 after only 28 years. [15] It is monocarpic, a plant that dies after reproduction. Unlike all other bromeliads it does not reproduce vegetatively ...
Climate Central’s “2023 Winter Package” graphic shows the average change in winter temperature between December and February, from 1970 to 2022.
As four fires grew in Southern California, new satellite images show their scale and the amount of smoke pouring east.. The Line, Bridge, Airport and Roblar fires, all of which began in the past ...