22 February 2010

Air roots


As the islands are made up of volcanos, there is no real topsoil to speak of. A lot of plants have adapted by growing air roots. When it rains, they suck in the water and minerals. Pretty cool!

1 comment:

  1. That's very cool! We have "air" plants here, but nothing like this! Great photo, too!

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