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Palm Warbler (Setophaga palmarum)Observer
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Dead bird. Heavily salted parking lot. May have collided with vehicle.
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
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Saw about 10 over 2 hours heading south on Miser Station Rd. I think they were separate individuals, not the same one floating around, because they were moving pretty quickly with focus.
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Monarch (Danaus plexippus)Observer
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Saw 3 in 10 or so minutes heading west on Bishops Bridge. I think it was 3 separate individuals, not the same one floating around, because they were moving pretty quickly with focus.
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String-of-Beads (Curio rowleyanus)Observer
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For class: Senecio rowleyanus
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Cornstalk Dracaena (Dracaena fragrans)Observer
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‘Lemon Lime’
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Chinese Evergreens (Genus Aglaonema)Observer
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‘Silver Queen’
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Snake Plant (Sansevieria trifasciata)Observer
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Student: Kayla T.
Location: Student Union
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Rabbit's Foot Fern (Davallia fejeensis)Observer
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Scientific: Davallia solida var. feejensis
Common: rabbit’s foot fern
Family: Davalliaceae
Origin: Fiji (although straight species found from Malesia and Polynesia, north to parts of S. China); tropical ecosystem
IUCN: Least Concern
Noteable features: soft, tripinnately compound fronds and fuzzy rhizomes
Light: medium, filtered light
Propagation: spores, division, root cuttings
Health Issues: spidermites in low humidity; root rot when poorly drained
Size: 3’ x 3’
Notes: Grows best under relatively high humidity
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Elephant's-Foot (Beaucarnea recurvata)Observer
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Scientific: Beaucarnea recurvata
Common: ponytail palm
Family: Asparagaceae
Origin: Eastern Mexico, Veracruz, arid ecosystem
ICUN: Critically Endangered
Noteable features: long, grasslike fronds and swollen, bottle shaped stem
Light: high, but tolerant of medium / low light as well
Propagation: Seed
Health Issues: scale and mealybug insects
Size: 20’ x 3’, although usually smaller in cultivation
Other facts: The swollen stems will become pruney and dehydrated when deprived of water, but will re-hydrate fairly quickly when watered. A pet-safe plant.
