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Plants have specific structures that help them survive, grow and produce more plants. There are distinct environments in the world that support different types of plants.
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Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 3 - Eastern Mud Turtle - Episode 4 Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 2 2

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Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 2
Episode 2
The Edge - Here, where the high ground meets the flood plain, we see more plant diversity. Large Cinnamon Ferns, Dog Hobble, Loblolly Pine trees, and American Beech trees frequent the area. With a...
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Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 3
Episode 3
As Rudy and Jim make their way closer to the Flood Plain, we see more tall canopy trees: Red Maple trees, and Sweet Gum trees. Several flowering plants grow in the area as well: Elderberry, Winged...
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Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 4
Episode 5
At the next stop, Rudy and Jim analyze more of the plants found in the area: Hackberry trees, and Switch Cane dominate the area. A healthy Poison Ivy can be seen completely encasing a dead oak tree.
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Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 4
Episode 6
Rudy and Jim find a young Bald Cypress tree, and a Papaw tree, which flowers in the early springtime.
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Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 5
Episode 7
Oxbow Lake – A Laurel Oak tree has found a way to support itself in the muddy, wet soil. Water Tupelo trees, Bald Cypress trees, and Loblolly Pines dominate the areas closer to the swamp.
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Congaree Swamp (S.C.) Stop 6
Episode 10
Closer to the water, Rudy and Jim find more Cypress-Tupelo trees, and come across two Clubtail dragonflies in the process of mating.
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Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 3
Episode 6
Hurricane Hugo damage revisited – Here we see further evidence of damage caused by Hurricane Hugo. The tall canopy trees like pines, oaks, and palmettos have been stripped bare. Nature is slowly...
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Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 3
Episode 7
At the same stop, Rudy and Jim find more plants typical of barrier islands: Devil’s Walking Stick, Prickly Ash, and Buckthorn. In a shady area close by, Rudy and Jim find a resting Eastern Cottonmouth...
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Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 4
Episode 9
The Dike – Vast fields of Cord Grass populate this area. The fresh water impoundments, with much lower levels of salinity, are perfect places for shore and sea birds such as Yellowleg birds, Black...
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Bulls Island (S.C.) Stop 5
Episode 12
“Ghost Beach” - Rudy and Jim further assess the damage to the island by Hurricane Hugo. The pines and live oaks at the shore line are gone, but the Palmetto trees survived. The water is slowly eroding...