WCP Series: OH MY ROOTS! Traditional Cache
modacosta: whole area is under construction and boarded up
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The West Coast Park Series (WCP series) takes you on a 4+ km route if you complete all 4 caches.
West Coast Park is a large regional park located in the southwest of Singapore. It was developed on a piece of reclaimed land and was completed in 1979. A linear park comprising 50 hectares of park land, the park runs parallel to West Coast Highway. It is themed ‘Play Centre in the West’. The park covers an area of 50 hectares.
Aerial roots are roots above the ground. They are almost always adventitious. They are found in diverse plant species, including epiphytes such as orchids, tropical coastal swamp trees such as mangroves and the resourceful banyan .
In general growth form, they can be technically classed as negatively gravitropic (grows up and away from the ground) or positively gravitropic (grows down toward the ground)
Aerial roots may receive water and nutrient intake from the air. There are many types of aerial roots, some such as mangrove aerial roots, are used for aeration and not for water absorption. In other cases they are used mainly for structure, and in order to reach the surface.
On the way to and at GZ, you can see excellent examples of aerial roots.
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pnzb pbagnvare, nobir tebhaq
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