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Boardwalk through various habitats, including forest and wetlands in Big Branch Marsh National Wildlife refuge
Boardwalk
Wrought iron balconies can regularly be found througout New Orleans and is part of the architechtural experience.
Iron balconies
native Hawaiian shrub
'Ohelo (Vaccinium reticulatum)
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
'A'ali'i (Dodonaea viscosa)
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park, Hawaii
Ilima (Sida fallax)
Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park, Hawaii
Naupaka (Scaevola sp.)
Hawaii
Pukiawe (Styphelia tameiameiae)
Front view illustration of a Koa tree, endemic to the Hawaiian islands. There are actually two species of koa native to Hawaii. The large forest koa is well known around the world for the beautiful hard wood. Koa's smaller cousin, koai?a, that once grew in the lowlands of most of the main Hawaiian Islands, has an even harder wood that is much prized for its gnarled grain.
Acacia koa (Koa tree)
Front view illustration of a Christmas Berry. An introduced, invasive shrub or small tree.
Heteromeles arbutifolia (Christmas Berry)
Front view illustration of a West Indian Lantana. It is a weed of cultivated land, fence lines, pastures, rangelands, and waste places. It thrives in dry and wet regions and often grows in valleys, mountain slopes, and coastal areas. It is somewhat shade-tolerant and, therefore, can become the dominant understory in open forests or in tropical tree crops. In pastures it forms dense thickets which shade out and encroach upon desirable pasture plants. With time it can form pure stands over large areas, the
Lantana camara (West Indian Lantana)
Illustration of Avicennia germinans (Black Mangrove)
Avicennia germinans (Black Mangrove)
Illustration of Miconia calvescens (Bush Currant)
Miconia calvescens (Bush Currant)
Illustration of Sida fallax (Ilima)
Sida fallax (Ilima)
Illustration of Capparis sandwichiana (Pua Pilo)
Capparis sandwichiana (Pua Pilo)
'Ohelo in Hawaiian (Vaccinium reticulatum)
'ohi'a in Hawaiian
ohia buds (Metrosideros polymorpha)
puki'awe in Hawaiian on Ka'u Desert Trail
puki'awe (Leptecophylla tameiameiae)
Illustration of Tecticornia flabelliformis (Bead Samphire)
Tecticornia flabelliformis (Bead Samphire)
Illustration of Melaleuca cuticularis (Saltwater Paperbark) dying
Melaleuca cuticularis (Saltwater Paperbark) dying
Conceptual Diagram illustrating the elements of a soft shoreline and how they can benefit a habitat, versus the elements of a hard shoreline that offer few benefits towards a habitat, and in some cases can be damaging.
Soft vs. hard shorelines
Illustration of Berberis thunbergii (Japanese Barberry)
Berberis thunbergii (Japanese Barberry)
Illustration of Larrea tridentata (Creosote Bush)
Larrea tridentata (Creosote Bush)
Illustration of Rosa multiflora (Multiflora Rose)
Rosa multiflora (Multiflora Rose)
Illustration of Shepherdia argentea (Silver Buffaloberry)
Shepherdia argentea (Silver Buffaloberry)
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