Plant Bingo

This was a fun lab to do. Sorry if some of the photos are a bit pixelated, I had trouble getting the camera to focus at times. But other than that, I loved getting up close to the flowers and plants to see the uniqueness of each one. PLANT BINGO

Iris setosa

We have had rain every day for weeks so my sample is staining the paper.   Good for berries but sad for flowers and veggies. Attached are three photos of iris growing along our lake front.   The ovary appears to have three open carpel compartments, with axial placentation. The …

Dichotomous key

Dichotomous Key A. Leaves needlelike, plant tree form, fruit is a cone (Bin 1) A.  Leaves flat, plant herbaceous and flowering B.  Leaves Simple (Bin 4) B.  Leaves Compound C.  Flowers contain six petals, violet (Bin 3) C.  Flowers contain four petals, white (Bin 2)

Herbarium specimen

Here is a photo of the herbarium specimen that I made while I was in Hooper Bay, AK last summer. This was my first time creating an herbarium specimen so it was a great learning experience.   Here are the herbarium specimen I made for this assignment. I just used …