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Title | Epiphyte - Mtn. Ash and Yellow Birch |
Date | August 1974 |
Description | An epiphytic relationship between two trees – a mountain ash and a yellow birch – is seen in Craggy Gardens in section 2P of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Taken by Robert G. Bruce in August 1974. |
Commentary | An epiphyte (or air plant) is a plant that grows upon another plant (such as a tree) non-parasitically or sometimes upon some other object. |
Location |
Location Name: Craggy Gardens Parkway Milepost: 367.0
Latitude: 35.6926148
Longitude: -82.3848459 |
Creator Individual | Robert G. Bruce |
Tags |
Buncombe County (N.C.)
Craggy Gardens (N.C.) Epiphytes Photographs Trees |
Credit | Courtesy National Park Service, Blue Ridge Parkway |