Photos / Sounds
What
Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata)Observer
shawnthomasDescription
Blue phlox with 6 petals?!
Photos / Sounds
What
Autumn Fern (Dryopteris erythrosora)Observer
shawnthomasDescription
Location
- growing in a semi shaded area
Habit
-Herbaceous
-Bipinnate fronds
Leaf description
- pinnate venation
- oblong shape
- lobed leaf margin
- mostly green some coppery tints
- glabrous
Fertile structure
- spores: brown and circular
Photos / Sounds
What
Common Douglas-Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)Observer
shawnthomasDescription
Location
- Growing outside of Tucker Hall (University of Missouri)
Habit
- Woody
- conifer tree
- alternate, spiral leaf arrangement
- simple leaves
Leaf description
- venation is difficult to see
- needle like shape (filiform)
- entire leaf margin
- 2-4 cm in length
- green color
- orange fragrance when leaf is bruised
Fertile structure
- cones (female cone pictured here)
- three pronged bracts protruding from cones.
