Introduction (a bit late)
My name is Gavyn and I’m Fairbanks born and raised. I really love the plants that I live with and am excited to take this opportunity to know them closer. My family has a cabin out on Tenderfoot Hill, and I have run amok out there my whole life. Out …
Dichotomous Key Exercise, Module 2
A. With cones- plant 1 A’. Without cones- see B B. flowers with white petals- plant 2 B’. flowers without white petals- see C. C. flowers with violet hues petals- plant 3 C’. flowers without violet hued petals- plant 4
Peer Dichotomous Key
I used Nivedita Menon’s dichotomous key, but wasn’t able to leave a comment, so reposting here: Plant 1 – Needles, A Plant 2 – With multiple flowers on one stem, C Plant 3 – With a single flower on one stem, B Plant 4 – With no petals, C’ I’m …
Plant B-I-N-G-O
For terms, I decided to use: needle, connation, actinomorphic, syngenesious, legume, inferior ovary, septicidal capsule, axile placentation, and porate anther dehiscence. Attached is the word document for my plant bingo submission. Any (?) indicates a bit of uncertainty. Screenshots of the word document:
Dichotomous Key
This is my very first Dichotomous Key. Hopefully this makes sense! 1.Glabrous Stem: A. Needles, stomatiferous on all sides, cone……… Plant 1 B. White petal, pubescent peduncle………………..Plant 2 2. Pubescent Stem: C. Violet petal, whorled leaf arrangement…………..Plant 3 D. Pubescent leaves with distinct apex……………..Plant 4
Plant Bingo
I had a pretty good idea of what I wanted to collect, but then we got rained out and had to pack up camp. Luckily, I may have captured enough various Alaskan plants over the summer, so I think I made it work well enough. I was unsure about a …
Dichotomous Key
A. Woody Plant………………………………………………………………………………………….. Plant 1 A. Herbaceous Plant B. Unisexual Flowers…………………………………………………………………………. Plant 4 B. Bisexual Flowers Plant C. White Flowers ………………………………………………………………….. Plant 2 C. Purple Flowers …………………………………………………………………. Plant 3
Plant Bingo – Owen Tucker
7/9/24 Update: After walking around Anchorage for a good two hours, I finally found a plant with siliques down by Chester Creek. I am still working on finding a silique example in the real world. For the porate anther dehiscence, that’s a mallow. I couldn’t actually see the anthers on …
Plant Bingo
Each plant pictured I either have growing in my garden or found within walking distance of the house!
Plant BINGO – Shelby Green
I was only able to find 7/9 of the terms near me. Images for the diadelphous and the inferior ovary were sourced from https://www.treehugger.com/how-to-grow-potatoes-5186797 and https://www.themeateater.com/wild-and-whole/learn/how-to-clean-and-cook-squash-blossoms respectively.
Plant Bingo-Delainey
Here’s the plant bingo I put together! I think I misread the instructions, and ended up finding examples of other terms we’ve learned in class instead of the assigned terms that I had trouble finding outside. Anyway, hope this still works and you enjoy!
Plant bingo
I was able to personally locate 5/9 plants on my bingo card. For the additional squares, I researched native plants in my region. Photo credits: Acer macrophyllum L. (Sapinsaceae): Josh Jackson, iNaturalist Claytonia perfoliate C. (Montiaceae): SDSU, plants.sdsu.edu Sinapis arvensis L. (Brassicaceae): Joshua Mayer, ncsu.edu Rosa californica G. (Rosaceae): USDA …