Week 5 Natural Area

All of these plants were found on a pathway in my new selected natural area. This area is about half a mile past my previous natural area, but has a larger number of wild plants. Most of the plants I found and identified are considered weeds and are more broadly categorized as being mainly grass, thistles and ferns. The area in which I found these is a paved path way that begins from one park to another. The first park being my first natural area. The pathway then goes through an area shaded by a number of tall redwood trees and continues on through a court and then finally to the next park. At this second park, there is a large grassy, flat area in which is surrounded by many of the plants from this observation like the wild oats and thistles. The rest were found on the path leading between the two parks.

Posted on May 12, 2020 12:53 AM by peytonvpederson peytonvpederson

Observations

Photos / Sounds

What

Italian Thistle (Carduus pycnocephalus)

Observer

peytonvpederson

Date

May 10, 2020 12:24 AM UTC

Description

sharp thistles and purple flowers; found along walking path

Photos / Sounds

What

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare)

Observer

peytonvpederson

Date

May 10, 2020 12:31 AM UTC

Description

licorice smelling, fern-like plant. growing where paved path meets dirt.

Photos / Sounds

What

Black Mustard (Rhamphospermum nigrum)

Observer

peytonvpederson

Date

May 10, 2020 12:35 AM UTC

Description

yellow flower clusters, slender and long internodes

Photos / Sounds

What

Pampas Grass (Cortaderia selloana)

Observer

peytonvpederson

Date

May 10, 2020 12:43 AM UTC

Description

large bush with tall stalks. fuzzy endings of stalk

Photos / Sounds

What

Wild Oat (Avena fatua)

Observer

peytonvpederson

Date

May 10, 2020 12:45 AM UTC

Description

tall grass, dry and brown

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