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SN/NC: Alcantarea Imperialis, Bromeliaceae Family
Imperial bromeliad is a herbaceous plant, rube, of great proportions and high ornamental value. It is atemle, with long and wide leaves, coriaceous, with a snare surface, arranged in rosette and forming a "pot" in the center of the plant, where it accumulates water and nutrients. Its roots are strong, fibrous and lend themselves not only to plant nutrition, but mainly to its strong fixation on the substrate, so this bromeliad is fixed even on vertical rock walls. It is risky of being extinct. Its beauty call everyone’s attention including also birds (especially the hummingbirds) and bees.
A bromélia-imperial é uma planta herbácea, rupícola, de grandes proporções e elevado valor ornamental. Ela é acaule, com folhas longas e largas, coriáceas, com superfície cerosa, dispostas em roseta e formando um "vaso" no centro da planta, onde acumula água e nutrientes. Suas raízes são fortes, fibrosas e se prestam não somente para nutrição da planta, mas principalmente para sua forte fixação sobre o substrato, por isso esta bromélia se fixa até em paredões rochosos verticais. Corre risco de extinção. Atrai beija-flores e muitas abelhas com suas belas flores de cor creme. Uma planta muito vistosa, lindíssima.
La bromelia imperial es una planta herbácea, rube, de grandes proporciones y alto valor ornamental. Es atémvil, con hojas largas y anchas, coriáceas, con una superficie de trampa, dispuestas en roseta y formando una "maceta" en el centro de la planta, donde acumula agua y nutrientes. Sus raíces son fuertes, fibrosas y se prestan no solo a la nutrición de las plantas, sino principalmente a su fuerte fijación en el sustrato, por lo que esta bromelia se fija incluso en paredes verticales de roca. Corre riesgo de extinción. Sus flores de color crema llama muchas abejas y colibris. Una planta linda y que llama mucho la atención.
Keizerlijke bromelia is een kruidachtige plant, rube, van grote proporties en hoge sierwaarde. Het is atemle, met lange en brede bladeren, coriaceous, met een snare-oppervlak, gerangschikt in rozet en vormt een "pot" in het midden van de plant, waar het water en voedingsstoffen accumuleert. De wortels zijn sterk, vezelig en lenen zich niet alleen voor plantenvoeding, maar vooral voor zijn sterke fixatie op het substraat, dus deze bromelia wordt zelfs op verticale rotswanden bevestigd.
La broméliacée impériale est une plante herbacée, la rube, de grandes proportions et de grande valeur ornementale. Il est atemle, avec des feuilles longues et larges, coriace, avec une surface de caisse claire, disposé en rosette et formant un « pot » au centre de la plante, où il accumule de l’eau et des nutriments. Ses racines sont fortes, fibreuses et se prêtent non seulement à la nutrition des plantes, mais surtout à sa forte fixation sur le substrat, de sorte que cette broméliacée est fixée même sur les parois rocheuses verticales.
La bromelia imperiale è una pianta erbacea, rube, di grandi proporzioni e alto valore ornamentale. È atemle, con foglie lunghe e larghe, coriacee, con una superficie rullante, disposte a rosetta e formando un "vaso" al centro della pianta, dove accumula acqua e sostanze nutritive. Le sue radici sono forti, fibrose e si prestano non solo all'alimentazione delle piante, ma principalmente alla sua forte fissazione sul substrato, quindi questa bromelia è fissata anche su pareti rocciose verticali.
Imperial Bromeliad ist eine krautige Pflanze, Rube, von großen Anteilen und hohem Zierwert. Es ist atemle, mit langen und breiten Blättern, coriaceous, mit einer Snare-Oberfläche, in Rosette angeordnet und bildet einen "Topf" in der Mitte der Pflanze, wo es Wasser und Nährstoffe ansammelt. Seine Wurzeln sind stark, faserig und eignen sich nicht nur für die Pflanzenernährung, sondern vor allem für seine starke Fixierung auf dem Substrat, so dass diese Bromelie sogar an vertikalen Felswänden befestigt ist.
بروميدال الإمبراطوري هو نبات عشبي، روبي، ذات أبعاد كبيرة وقيمة الزينة العالية. هو أتيمل، مع أوراق طويلة وواسعة، coriaceous، مع سطح كمين، مرتبة في روزيت وتشكيل "وعاء" في وسط المصنع، حيث يتراكم الماء والمواد المغذية. جذورها قوية، ليفية وتقرض نفسها ليس فقط لتغذية النبات، ولكن أساسا لتثبيت قوي على الركيزة، لذلك يتم إصلاح هذا bromeliad حتى على الجدران الصخرية العمودية.
Matted green substrates with imbedded and surface copper traces running in irregular but purposefully engineered patterns, the delicate complexity of computer motherboards.
EFEU
Ein Efeubewuchs schützt die bewachsenen Flächen vor Regen und vor Spannungsrissen durch starke Temperaturschwankungen, und er wirkt als Wärmeisolierung.
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Hedera helix is an Evergreen.
Common Ivy (Hedera helix) is a vine. It is evergreen - it does not lose its leaves in winter. Originally, the plant grew on the Macaronesian islands, but it spread through the Mediterranean and Europe to Asia. All parts of the plant are poisonous.
It is often used as a decorative plant in gardens. Ivy is very important for ecology: its nectar and seeds are available when few other plants are.
The flowers are visited by over 70 species of nectar-feeding insects, and the berries eaten by at least 16 species of birds.
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The foliage provides dense evergreen shelter, and is also browsed by deer.
[ climbing plant, growing to 20–30 m (66–98 ft) high where suitable surfaces (trees, cliffs, walls) are available.]
Also growing as groundcover where no vertical surfaces occur. It climbs by means of aerial rootlets with matted pads which cling strongly to the substrate.
Shallow reef flats
Still seawater in these shallow mud flats and sandy substrate closer to shore. There's a reef structure/habitat classification and coral zonation from shore to deep ocean. [Some small fish traveling in schools were churning the water surface but it can be barely seen in this photo.]
Info: Reef flat
Shoreward of the reef crest there is a strong environmental gradient on the shallow reef flats of south Moloka‘i. The seaward edge of the reef flat is subjected to breaking waves over the reef crest and strong currents. Small carbonate rock outcrops surrounded by coral rubble characterize the seaward reef flat. Depth diminishes shoreward of the reef crest. Wave energy is dissipated as the water decreases in depth, moving toward the shoreline (Denny, 1988). Moving shoreward, the substrate becomes sandy with scattered rock. Near the shoreline the sand grades into mud. > cramp.wcc.hawaii.edu/Watershed_Files/Molokai/WS_Molokai_m...
I just stirred up the substrate and got these fish excited. They were finding small invertebrates throughout the water column.
Wikipedia lists five types of Caterpillar social behaviour: Collective and cooperative foraging, group defence against predators, shelter building, thermoregulation and lastly substrate silking.
This clump were totally static while I photographed them. So maybe it's thermoregulation (i.e. collectively preserving heat/energy) or group defence.
If group defence (which was my theory) I'd prefer to be on the inside, thank you. Come to think of it, it's very cold tonight, so both ways, better to be on the inside.
Interestingly I learned elsewhere that caterpillars have been recorded walking in layers, three or four deep. In other words, they're able to create their own airport travelator effect. Two layers, and the average speed will be around 1.5x of a single head-to-tail layer. Three layers can yield an average speed of around double that of a single layer.
Hope they all become beautiful butterflies soon.