Tag: pressed plants
Pressed Plants
All plants were pressed for about 4 days. Some cones on the alder specimen were not yet completely flattened, so I wonder if it should ideally be pressed longer than four days. I would have done so, but due to an upcoming trip, that’s the longest I could press it …
Pressed Plants
Hello! Here are some plants from around my house that I chose to press. Turns out berries don’t press too well!
Pressed Plants: Voucher Specimens
I collected these specimens from the Maud Plumley Trail in Butte, AK. This trail is one of my favorite hikes in the area. It has such a broad range of plants and fungi; I could spend all day there and hardly have to leave the trailhead. Theres so many interesting …
Plant Voucher Specimens
Here is a bonus picture of my at home plant press because I am very proud of it! I used my old middle school yearbooks on the outside, cardboard to separate the layers, and newspaper to cover the samples, with belts holding it all together.
