Author: Khaalis Smithers

Hi, I am Tyshawn Khaalis Smithers, though I preferably choose to go by either Khaalis or Tyshawn Khaalis as a moniker. I consider myself to be studied and bodied in multiple areas of life, but my focuses lie in self-exploration and the study of how humans interrelate through experience and the construction/absence of boundaries and morals. I believe that people have a deep general capacity for transcendence (if they desire it) but to achieve it, we must be willing to completely dismantle our egos and passions so that we can reconstruct and reestablish them. I believe that I am special, as are others, and that specialty is contingent upon how committed to ourselves we can be. I love to read, write, sing and do anything musically-inclined, eat, abstract my experience, and explore tabooism. I am African-American and/or Black, and proud. I am gender-nonconforming and believe myself to be chosen for a specific purpose although I am unaware of what it is totally. I love meeting people but am highly anxious though I consider myself to be likeable and interesting. Please provide me space to grow and foster better behavior! Nice to meet everyone.

Dissections

Plant Dissections

By Khaalis Smithers July 17, 2023 July 17, 2023

BINGO

Plant Bingo

By Khaalis Smithers July 9, 2023 July 9, 2023 2

Apologies peers! I couldn’t figure out how to incorporate images into the original PDF so I made a semblance of a chart on word with the photos I took. I will try correcting it.

Pressed Plants

By Khaalis Smithers July 2, 2023 July 2, 2023 2

Here are my selection of plants I collected to press for this assignment. I will circle back in a few days to provide updates on how well they press on the moleskin sheets.

Dichotomous Keys

Dichotomous Key

By Khaalis Smithers July 2, 2023 July 2, 2023

Violets 1 and 2A. Has colored flower A’. Flower is colorless and considered neutralB. Flower has light purple tint with deep purple central ascendant veins B’. Flower is plain white with deep purple central ascendant veins C. Cordately shaped leaves C’. Reniform shaped leaves D. Entire marginD’. Serrated margin E. …

Introductions

Introduction

By Khaalis Smithers June 25, 2023 June 25, 2023 1

Describe yourself in some detail to the class; Hi everyone, my name is Tyshawn Khaalis. I am a Black first-generation collegiate gender-nonconforming person who is currently seeking an occupational endorsement in ethnobotanical fieldwork. I was introduced to this program through a peer whom I consider a great friend of mine …