The Lord Howe screw pine is a self-watering island giant
- Written by Matthew Biddick, PhD Researcher, Victoria University of Wellington
To grow tall enough to reach the canopy, a species of screw pine unique to Lord Howe Island has evolved its own rainwater harvesting system.Matthew Biddick, CC BY-SA
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