10/18/22

I walked on the sides of Beacon Street in the late afternoon and explored a bit of the Hammond Pond area. The weather was pretty nice--partially cloudy, chilly, perfect sweatshirt weather. I put on some music and put the beginning of the day behind me so I could just enjoy myself. A bit outside my dorm I found some interesting fungi, so although they didn't apply to the plant part of this assignment, I wanted to take a picture to find out what they were. That's what I found myself doing a lot--uploading pictures of interesting species to just find out what they were. I looked at both plants that stuck out to me and plants that I tend to overlook. I also tried to hit each of the four main groups of plants. The Bryophyta were easy because of moss, and so were the Angiosperms becasue those are the typical flower and berry plants. I was a bit confused between Polypodiopsida and Gymnosperms. I found spruces, and since they have outwards seeds, they fit into the gymnosperm category. I don't think I was able to find any polypodiopsida. I was looking for ferns, or visible seedless vascular plants, but couldn't find any. I liked that I was looking at more than the typical "pretty" plants, because even the camoflauged green plants all have their own unique touches.

Posted on October 19, 2022 12:08 AM by b-ande