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Found in and around aquatic or wetland habitats, this grass is avoided by grazing feral horses on Assateague Island, Maryland, in favor of Spartina alterniflora.
Distichlis spicata (Coastal Salt Grass)
Illustration of Bruguiera gymnorrhiza, showing the knee roots.
Bruguiera gymnorrhiza 2
Illustration of a fale.
Fale 6 (Samoa)
Illustration of a generic fern
Generic fern
Illustration of a Fale damaged by a tsunami.
Fale: Tsunami damaged (Samoa)
Illustration of a generic orchid.
Generic orchid
Illustration of Heliopora coerulea (Blue Coral), which is so named as the skeleton is blue. It is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN due to overharvesting for the aquarium industry.
Heliopora coerulea (Blue Coral)
Illustration of Intsia bijuga (Ifilele), a tree used traditionally in Samoa to carve 'Ava bowls. The tree is endangered in many places in Southeast Asia due to extensive logging, and is classified as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
Intsia bijuga (Ifilele)
Illustration of Merremia peltata, a common invasive on Pacific Island nations.
Merremia peltata
Illustration of Spathodea campanulata (African Tulip), a common invasive species in many tropical areas, including Samoa and Fiji.
Spathodea campanulata (African Tulip)
Illustration of Coconut Palm
Cocos nucifera (Coconut Palm) 1
Illustration of Coconut Palm
Cocos nucifera (Coconut Palm) 2
Enclosed fale (Samoan house) with pandanus leaves drying out front, which are used for weaving.
Enclosed fale with drying pandanus leaves
Fancy fale and gardens in Samoa, on the north-west coast of Upolu.
Samoan fale
fale
Fale 3 (Samoa)
fale.
Fale 4 (Samoa)
Illustration of an enclosed fale.
Fale: enclosed 1 (Samoa)
A fale is a traditional, oval, Samoan building with wooden posts holding up a domed roof. This is a more modern, rectangular version of a fale.
Fale 1 (Samoa)
fale
Fale 2 (Samoa)
Illustration of a fale.
Fale 5 (Samoa)
Illustration of an enclosed, oval fale.
Fale: enclosed 2 (Samoa)
Illustration of an enclosed fale.
Fale: enclosed 3 (Samoa)
Illustration of a traditional Samoan fale, with the round/oval shape, and wooden poles holding up a domed thatched roof. The metal top-piece is a modern addition.
Fale: traditional (Samoa)
Illustration of bamboo
Bamboo 2
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