Iris setosa, Pall. Iris setosa can be found throughout interior Alaska. These specimens from my neighborhood grew in disturbed soil along the roadside and bordering a spruce/hardwood forest. The plants can be very tall, up to a meter in height, with lanceolate leaves that have parallel venation and are alternately …
Cornus canadensis Dissection: Cornaceae Habitat Adaxial leaf Abaxial leaf Inflorescence 4 Bracts 22 Flowers 4 stamens Pistil
Rhododendron groenlandicum Dissection: Ericaceae Habitat Adaxial leaf Abaxial leaf Inflorescence (22 flowers) Single flower 5 petals 10 stamens pistil
Chamaenerion angustifolium Dissection: Onagraceae Habitat Adaxial leaf Abaxial leaf inflorescence 4 petals 5 sepals 8 stamens pistil: 1 style with 4 stigmas
Mertensia paniculata Dissection: Boraginaceae Habitat Adaxial leaf Abaxial leaf Infloresence Adnation of stamens to petals Connation of petals 5 stamens 5 Sepals Pistil removed
It’s incredibly fascinating to look at such tiny details of plants! I thoroughly enjoyed this assignment and did much of it with my 11 year old granddaughter. I have a big family reunion this weekend and have to cook for 50 people so I pushed myself to get this done …
