The root of my last name (before it was anglicized) means "turnip," so I guess you could say plants have always been in my blood. Growing up my family and I moved all over the place and with each move my parents were intentional about planting a garden, going to local markets and agriculture festivals to get to know our new home better. The love of plants inspired pursuing graduate work in circumpolar agriculture. Along the way the appreciation of agriculture turned into wanting to learn more about food security and what has sustained communities since before the times of cargo ships and overnight deliveries. While I plant kabocha squash and carrots in the backyard, I want to deepen my understanding of plants as medicine and living respectfully with plant relatives.
Nice job on these Mary Kate! Great you were able to use ThingLink and your photography and dissections turned out really well. Don’t be shy to use some more of your newly acquired botanical lingo for these. Nice example of fireweed dissection! Your poppy dissection and the lily dissection were great too. For the xs section of the ovary if you take a closer look you can figure out how many carpels you have and what placentation the plant has. In longitudinal section it is harder to figure out what the placentation is. Well done!
Nice job on these Mary Kate! Great you were able to use ThingLink and your photography and dissections turned out really well. Don’t be shy to use some more of your newly acquired botanical lingo for these. Nice example of fireweed dissection! Your poppy dissection and the lily dissection were great too. For the xs section of the ovary if you take a closer look you can figure out how many carpels you have and what placentation the plant has. In longitudinal section it is harder to figure out what the placentation is. Well done!