Hola Amigos, Paolo, here attempting to introduce myself for my first eCampus class. I arrived in Juneau in 1972 and Fairbanks in 1975. I bought several acres of boreal forest & permafrost near Ester and have lived there off grid since. I also recently returned from my 24th trip to …
Category: Miscellaneous
Hello From the Kenai Peninsula
I’m a Social Work major in my senior year, and I had been dreading taking a biology lab until my advisor told me this one would satisfy the requirements. I love growing and nurturing plants of all kinds; they exude peace and calm, and there is nothing better than having …
Intro from Josh
Hi everyone! I am an anthropologist with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Office of Subsistence Management. I finished my PhD in ethnobiology at UAF in 2016 and my research focus was in ethnozoology, not the more common ethnobotany. Though I currently work as a social scientist, I also have …
Hello everyone!
I moved to Fairbanks this past October and I’m excited to learn more about botany in general and the flora of Alaska in particular! I work as a copywriter and copyeditor in industries that have nothing to do with botany, but I always love learning. A deeper knowledge of what …
Dichotomous Key
I way over-thought this process, as I initially thought we were to key-out the plants in each bin and develop a dichotomous key for each one. I’m so glad I reviewed the other posts and the instructions again, and hope that this is what we were asked to do: Dichotomous …
Rheum rhabarbarum dissection 4/4
Rheum rhabarbarum POLYGONACEAE 1. Habitat, growing at edge of our yard with grass, clover, wild geranium, spruce and birch. 2. Leaves- simple, alternate 3. Inflorescence is a panicle 4. Flowers- ovary superior 3 fused carpels. 5. Achene fruit. 6. 6 petaloid tepals 7. 6 connote petaloid tepals. 8. Stamens, 6-9. …
Rosa acicularis dissection 2/4
Rosa acicularis, family ROSACEAE 1. Habitat- well drained hillside with alder, birch, wild geranium, and high bush cranberries. 2. Leaves, odd pinnate with simply serrate leaflets. 3. Inflorescence- flowers solitary 4. Flowers, perfect, actinomorphic, 5-merous. 5. Fruits- none present. 6. Five petals. 7. Five sepals. 8. Many stamen. 9. Indehiscent …
Dichotomous Key
I was also confused by this assignment, but I believe the intention was to treat this like the lego exercise and devise our own dichotomous key from the bins provided. Here’s mine:
Plant Pressing Specimens
I went flower hunting last night and I must have found at least 20 different varieties of flower /at least/ on UAF’s campus! What an enlightening and fun experience. One of my favorite flowers is pictured, pressed. Lonicera tatarica, an invasive honeysuckle originally native to Siberia. I think …
Introduction – Carrie from Fairbanks
Hello All – I’m Carrie Aronson from Fairbanks, AK. I’ve lived here since I was a small child and have decided to make it my home as an adult. I graduated with a degree in business in 2008. I currently work at the University and run a small jewelry design …
Bridgette in Sitka
Hello! My name is Bridgette Reynolds and live here in the Sitka. I am a teacher (Science and Health) at Blatchley Middle School. I spend my summers juggling my loves of gardening, commercial fishing, and Clayton, my 18-month-old. I spend extensive time hunting/gathering/gardening with my family and I am familiar …