karenwoodworth
20170129_163131
This photo was taken two weeks ago on my trip down to Charleston. Taken at Boones plantation you can see oak tress draped with Spanish moss. Spanish moss absorbs its nutrients and water thought its leaves which allows it to live on the oak trees without killing it. Spanish moss uses the oak as a shield from the sun because direct sunlight it detrimental to the plant. While this is not a symbiosis relationship the Spanish moss uses the oak to advance its growth. #UNCW, #ecology, #bio366, #uncweteal, #Sp2017, #image1
20170129_163131
This photo was taken two weeks ago on my trip down to Charleston. Taken at Boones plantation you can see oak tress draped with Spanish moss. Spanish moss absorbs its nutrients and water thought its leaves which allows it to live on the oak trees without killing it. Spanish moss uses the oak as a shield from the sun because direct sunlight it detrimental to the plant. While this is not a symbiosis relationship the Spanish moss uses the oak to advance its growth. #UNCW, #ecology, #bio366, #uncweteal, #Sp2017, #image1