My Search for Plants

I went for a morning walk around 7am. This walk was very nice because it wasn't too hot outside yet! My goal on this walk was to find different kinds of plants from each group of the land plants - mosses, ferns, gymnosperms, and angiosperms. I was particularly looking out for ferns, because I loved learning about how the ferns produced one kind of spore and how you can sometimes find the sori (clusters of spore) underneath the fern leaf! I was so happy when I found what looked like fern, but unfortunately didn't see any sori on the underside of the fern leaf. In Florida, it is very easy to find angiosperms. They are everywhere! It helps make the environment here so colorful. I took a photo of one of the most common angiosperms here, the bougainvilleas! I also love the photo of the Bird-of-paradise flower. I had previously known about the importance of pollinators with angiosperms, but it was very interesting to learn the more in-depth explanation of angiosperm-pollinator co-evolution. I had no idea that bees had hair-like stuff on their backs to help carry the pollen. With this information in mind, I was super excited when I saw a bee buzzing around one of the flowers I passed by on my walk! I was so lucky to get a photo, and this has to be my favorite photo for my observations. If you zoom in closely on the second to last photo of the Beach Naupaka, you'll see a bee hard at work pollinating the little white flower. Unfortunately, I had a harder time finding mosses, because I'm sure it's easier to find them in damp forests. I will also be on the lookout for more gymnosperms next time!

Publicado el junio 15, 2023 01:01 TARDE por sophiahedwards