Cryosophila roots
Cryosophila roots. While Googling Cryosophila to get some ideas on what I might say about this picture I learned that "Species in the genus can be readily distinguished from related genera by their distinctive downward-pointing spines on the stem, which are actually modified roots. They are known as the "root spine palms". "
When trying to frame this photo I intentionally avoided areas where these aerial roots were looking more like a tangle of thorns. Now that I know that this is a distinctive trait of the genus I may need to try to capture that aspect.
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Cryosophila roots
Cryosophila roots. While Googling Cryosophila to get some ideas on what I might say about this picture I learned that "Species in the genus can be readily distinguished from related genera by their distinctive downward-pointing spines on the stem, which are actually modified roots. They are known as the "root spine palms". "
When trying to frame this photo I intentionally avoided areas where these aerial roots were looking more like a tangle of thorns. Now that I know that this is a distinctive trait of the genus I may need to try to capture that aspect.
#Cryosophila #palm #roots #PatternsInNature #botanicabstract #abstract #texture #pattern #CU #CUGreenhouse #UniversityofColorado #botany #macro #macroplant #macrophotography