Plant Press Specimens
I made a small plant press (~ 5″ x 7.5″) a number of years ago in a community class and figured I’d give it a try for this assignment. As for my flower choices, I didn’t start out with a purple theme in mind, but that’s how things turned out. …
Pressed Plant
Here are my pressed plants. To create my press I used news paper like material on both sides with also lined paper. For weight I used numerous books.
Plant Press Specimens
The Press: I didn’t have a press. My husband cut these two 12” x 18” boards for the press. For aeration I thought it would be fun to try this polka-dot look and he obliged. The 60″ belts are from REI. I cut up paper bags for the blotters, cardboard …
Dichotomous Key Exercise
Creating this key was harder than I thought it would be since I had to resist the urge to make it more complex than it really was. Also, I really wanted to try to describe the leaves but there were not enough (or too many?) dichotomies that I could see …
Dichotomous Key Practice
Plant species has bark and cones. Plant 1 Flowering plant Hairy like simple leaves with an entire margin Plant 4 Violet petals with yellow center Plant 3 White petaled flower that droops downward. Plant 2
My Dichotomous Key
A: Does it have needles. Yes, plant 1 No, B B: Does it have flowers. Yes, C No, plant 4 C: does it have purple flowers Yes, plant 3 No, plant 2
Key
I cannot tell if plant 3 has a single set of opposite (palmate?) leaves or a whorl. At any rate, the leaf arrangement with a single flower on each stem stands out to me.
Dichotomous Key
Dichotomous Key for Picea (Spruces) – Plant 1 Image Needles not clustered, directly attached to a twig Needles lie flat Needles straight, ⅝-1” long, sharp, growing on all sides of branches………. Sitka Spruce (Picea Sitchensis) Needles on all sides Needles straight, 2.5cm long (longer needles), sharp, four-angled, and roll between …
Dichotomous Key – SLC
Here’s my Dichotomous Key drawn out in my field sketchbook. It was a bit of challenge for me to think in such a linear way. It seems I like to note the differences in the plants in a bit of a jumble and this exercise kind of forced me to …
Angels Introduction
Hello, my name is Angel. Originally from North Carolina, we bought a home here in Fairbanks in December after the Army brought us here. We have so much vegetation on our land and I would love to get to know what we actually have right in our backyard. Our 3 …
Introduction
Hi everyone I’m Aihs. Ive been in Fairbanks for about a decade or more on and off due to moving back and forth and my family lifestyle. I have been foraging for a couple of years, super involved in the sustainable community and gardening wherever I can. It’s my dream …