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Thamnocalamus tessellatus
(Berg bamboo)
This bamboo species forms tight clumps of yellowish-green stems, known as culms. The culms turn dark purple in the upperparts and...
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Tieghemella heckelii
(Baku)
This beautiful, tall forest tree is also a commercially valuable timber species. The trunk of the baku is straight, cylindrical...
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Tillandsia harrisii
(Harris' tillandsia)
Information on Harris' tillandsia is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Tillandsia kautskyi
(Kautsky's tillandsia)
Information on Kautsky's tillandsia is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Tillandsia sprengeliana
(Bromeliad )
Tillandsia sprengeliana is an epiphyte of Brazils coastal forest. The plants are often seen growing at an angle and they consist...
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Tillandsia sucrei
(Sucre tillandsia)
Information on the sucre tillandsia is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Tiquilia nesiotica
(Grey matplant)
Information on the grey matplant is currently being researched and written and will appear here...
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Trochetiopsis ebenus
(St Helena ebony)
Only 2 individuals of this small tree still survive in the wild. Previously, the trees reached up to 5 metres tall but specimens...
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Rocky shore residents
Hermit crabs are a common feature of the rocky shore, where they adopt the empty shells of gastropods.
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Rocky shore residents
A regular inhabitant of rock pools, the common prawn is found around much of Europe's coastline.
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Rocky shore residents
Remarkably tenacious when jostling for prime positions, the limpet is usually seen stationary.
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Rocky shore residents
Able to withstand temperature fluctuations, the beadlet anemone is well adapted to life on the shore.
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Rocky shore residents
Flat periwinkles are found in myriad colours, from green, brown and yellow, to even banded or criss-crossed.
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Rocky shore residents
Swarms of common jellyfish are a regular sight around the shore, in warm summer seas.
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