Alicia’s Plant Dissections – BIOL F190: Intro to Alaska Flora

I wanted to pick flowers I was familiar with and knew where to find as I am not in my hometown and without many tools. I’m currently in Hydaburg, AK and don’t venture out much past town because of bears and don’t have a car, so I picked some flowers that are hard to see the reproductive parts especially without a microscope unfortunately and didn’t bother trying to order a lens or any kind of magnifying tools because I don’t know how long mail takes to get here and am only here for the summer. That being said, these are some of my favorites around Southeast Alaska and you’ll notice repeats from my herbarium specimens as I wanted to get more familiar with them. Below the ThingLinks are attached:

Author: Alicia Maryott

My Lingít name is T’óok’ Xoo Háni, which means Standing Among the Nettles. I was born and raised in Dzantik'i Heení (otherwise known as Juneau, Alaska). I am adopted Kaagwaantaan (Eagle Wolf Clan) from the Wolf House in Sitka. I was brought in by Cecelia Westman and Lyle James. My mother's people are Stó꞉lō/Coast Salish from Hope, British Columbia. My father's people are Tlingit and Greek, Lukaax.ádi (Raven-Sockeye) from Jilkoot Kwáan. I have grown to love and appreciate local plants and medicine as a way of connecting to my ancestors and culture. In my reconnection journey, I have found ethnobotany with the help, encouragement and inspiration of many gracious Indigenous teachers and mentors in the community. I work with youth in prevention and wellness and want to find ways to safely incorporate traditional plants and medicine into social-emotional learning and holistic wellbeing. I also enjoy making non-alcoholic cocktails with local plants. I love learning about plants and the wide variety within each family; including their many useful properties. I look forward to finding more ways to deepen my connection to the land, Lingít culture, community and healing and I'm excited to be in the company of so many brilliant plant enthusiasts.

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Stefanie Ickert-Bond

July 14, 2024 at 8:29 pm 5 months ago

Nice job Alicia, knives are great tools :). The foxglove is my favorite, it is a larger flower so you can see the features more easily. Didynamous stamens – nicely visible on your image. Great photography!

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