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 …
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
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
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Hello Everyone, My name is Olivia, and I am excited to take this class with all of you. I know very little about plants formally. However, I am interested very interested in them. I like identifying plants on hikes and picking out berries to sample. My local favorites are currants, …
Hi Everyone, I’m excited to a part of this class! I have had some experience with plants and such as I grew up in rural southeast Alaska. We spent a lot of time in the forests hunting and fishing so I learned to live along with the local wildlife. I …
Hi – I’m delighted to be in class with all of you. I live and work in Alabama. I’ve spent most of my life in the South, though have camped, hiked, and paddled pretty extensively well to the north (including one journey to Fairbanks and its environs). My work and …
My name is Amanda I am an Outdoor Leadership student at Prince William Sound College in Valdez. I am very new to botany but have always been interested in learning about it. I grew up helping my mom with the garden and always enjoyed taking care of the plants. Last …
Hello Botanical Friends! I’m an ethnobotany student and at the end of this summer- I will be a certified ethnobotanist. I have lived in the suburbs, rural areas, and cities- nationally and internationally. I learned to love at times being a naturalist, other times a pragmatist and many times just …
