Plant Dissections

I thought this assignment was pretty fun, except for the fact that after I had completed 3 of my dissections my phone, with all my pictures, gave out on me. Luckily I had quite a bit of down time while I was in Point Lay and was able to the …

Voucher Specimen

Sorry this is so late. I think this assignment was a learning lesson for me. I pressed a plant and wasn’t fully thinking about how it would turn out all flat. I wish I had taken one of the flowers off and put it face down so I could see …

Plant Bingo

So this was a little challenging, given the snow is just starting to melt up here, finally giving the flora a chance to grow. Fortunately, I was sent to Point Hope and Kotzebue for work and was able to find a wider variety of budding and blooming plants. However, I …

Dichotomous Key

This assignment was pretty interesting and challenging (for me) overall. I’m still getting used to the vocabulary, so this took longer than expected, specially when I was trying to understand the Hulten Master Dichotomous Key to identify the plants from the bins. It helped a lot to find and use …

Hello Everyone!

Hello! My name is Katie Roseberry. I live all the way at the top of Alaska, in Barrow. I have taken a few plant classes through my Ethnobotany certificate program, which I will be finishing up this summer with the help of this class. It’s been a while since I’ve …