Hello Everyone, I really enjoyed collecting and pressing “plant voucher specimens” for this class. This is my first attempt at pressing ever, and I did have some complications during my first run. For the press I used 2 boards of plywood and 2 tow straps (2 tow straps were sadly …
Last but not least, the annual Marguerite Daisy. I thought this would be the least interesting flower but I actually enjoyed it a lot! It was the most fun to gather the images and I really love the images I was able to capture. https://www.thinglink.com/scene/1471482788040409091
(Sorry the photos are a little out of order.) The last photo is yarrow. It is from the asteraceae family. It has a light sage smell, small white flowers, and green leaves. It reproduces by seeds, roots, and stems. It has 5 petals, 5 stamens, 2 carpels, and I was …
Hello, Everyone. My name is Ethan Cary. I am in the Air Force, and have been stationed at Eielson AFB for nearly two years. I am taking this class because I thought it would be more interesting than a standard Biology lab, and I would be able to learn a …
!Hi My name is Naomi and I am a Senior in the UAF Department of Alaska Native Studies & Rural Development program. I live within the Norton Sound/Bering Strait region of Alaska and am actively participating in subsistence, commercial fishing, and and tundra plant harvesting.
Hello, I’m Chelsea and I’ve lived here in Fairbanks area for nearly 20 years. I’m currently working as a Pharmacy Technician while I try finish my degree and figure out what I really want to do as a career. I live in Ester with my husband and I’m a mom …
Good Morning, It is a pleasure to meet all of you. I am Sydney Thielke and I work for the USFWS at the Regional Office in Anchorage. I was born and raised in Homer, but now live in Palmer with my husband and pups. We love being …
Hello! I’m Kris Hufford and I teach ecology. I’d like to grow my skills in plant ID and I’m excited to take Biol F195 this summer. I live in Wyoming and had planned to travel to Quebec and several other places north this year. Sadly, all …
Hello everyone! My name is Jess and I’ve lived in Alaska for almost 8 years. I’m married with six wonderful children that love to hike and explore the flora and fauna or Alaska with me as we take in the landscapes. I graduated from UAF with a pre-law degree and …
Donaldson: Peer Dichotomous Key Biol 195 Summer 19 Plants with flowers: Single flower on each stem: #3 B’. Multiple flowers on each stem: Flowers with petals: #2 C’. Flowers without petals: #4 A. Plants lacking flowers: #1 Leaves are needles: #1 Where does the …
As per the instructions, I selected a fellow classmate’s (Jayme Moudy-Ferrier–well done, by the way) Dichotomous Key to identify the four samples. The hard work was already done for me by Jayme who identified the specimens before-hand. I googled the specific terms used by Jayme to conduct my search, and …
