Tanzania : Photos

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Taken on a climb in January 1998

Taken on a climb in January 1998

Taken on a climb in January 1998

Taken on a climb in January 1998

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We rushed off to see the wildebeest crossing the river

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It can take hours for the wildebeest to make up their minds to cross the river this time of year.

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This plant is a hemicryptophyte and a helophyte. Although every winter the above-ground portions of the plant die off, it is still a perennial. in the autumn lateral buds near the base of the main stem produce fleshy stolons, such as the one pictured above, which grow along the ground just below the surface of the soil. It is a helophyte because it can stand frequently waterlogged soils.
The roots you see here are adventitious, because this is actually a stem. Those thingys sticking off it are apparently called 'cataphylls'.

See. No petioles, hairy stem.

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