Can you spot the cypress knees?
Here's a closer shot!
Knees are woody projections sent above the normal water level, roughly horizontally from the roots, with a near-right-angle bend taking them roughly vertically downward into soil, usually passing through water first. One early assumption of their function was that they provided oxygen to the roots that grow in the low dissolved oxygen (DO) waters typical of a swamp (see also mangroves, which have similar adaptations), acting as pneumatophores. ~ SOURCE
A good science lesson.
ReplyDeletehonestly, I couldn't spot them at first because I didn't know what I was looking for.....now I know because you shared the info...thanks twinzy! super love that first photo...
ReplyDeletewow, did not know about them, like what Rainfield said, a good science lesson, love it che. we really have so much to learn from nature
ReplyDeleteOh, I great science lesson indeed! I always love it when I learn something new and I just did! Thanks, Cher! Hope your week is off to a great start!
ReplyDeleteSylvia
Wonderful information and post. The cypress trees are pretty and the knees are neat looking. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI saw them and I love them! We have swamps near where we spend winters now -- in Florida. The first ones I ever saw were when we spent a winter in Louisiana a few years ago. I will never forget those Bayous and was fascinated by the cypress knees.
ReplyDeleteFascinating. I had never heard of these.
ReplyDeleteThis is the first time U've seen these! How interesting!
ReplyDeleteMy picture looks really similar. Mangroves in an estuary in FLA!!
ReplyDeleteCypress trees and their knees are very cool.
ReplyDeleteJeanni
I looked quite a while for the 'knees'...lol.. that is so interesting and as I don't live in a warm climate, I wasn't aware of this.. Interesting post for Nature Notes...Thank you for linking up and have a great week...Michelle
ReplyDeleteVery interesting post :) Thanks for sharing this :) Dropping by for Green Monday, hope you can return the visit.
ReplyDeletei see these things a lot of times in mangroves when i was a kid, but i didn't know what it's called until now. thanks for sharing. very interesting and informative.
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely captures and interesting post, so informative.
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful view, love trees, we have some at our front yard :-) Visiting from Green Monday, hope that you can return your visit too.
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your picture is very interesting, i could not remember if i have seen something like this before. thanks again for sharing and hope to see you on next green monday.
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