Tag: botany
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Mimosa pudica
Common Names: Phonetic Spelling: mi-MO-suh POO-di-kuh Description: Distribution/Location: Environmental Concerns: Fun Fact: The Sensitive Plant is famous for its rapid leaf movements in response to touch or other stimuli, a phenomenon known as thigmonasty. This unique trait has made it a popular plant in botanical gardens and as a curiosity in home gardens.
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Mexican Pine (Pinus ayacahuite)
Physical Description The Mexican pine is a tall conifer that can grow up to 100 feet (30 meters) high with a narrow, pyramidal crown. It has long, slender needles arranged in clusters of five and produces small, cylindrical cones that are greenish-brown when mature. Environmental Concerns The Mexican pine is threatened by deforestation for agriculture…
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Arabis macdonaldiana
common name(s): McDonald’s rock cress, Red Mountain rock cress description: This flowering plant is of the mustard family and is commonly known as the MacDonald’s rockcress. They are native to northern California and Oregon, thriving in exposed, barren soils and in temperate coniferous forest habitats. They are in widely endangered due to their short blooming…
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Chlamydomonas spp (phytoplankton)
Common Name(s): Phytoplankton, Brown algae, Coccolithophores, Bacterioplankton, Zooplankton Phonetic Spelling: kla-mi-dome-ass/fy-toe-plank-tons Description: Phytoplankton are usually tiny, with only a few micrometers in diameter, making them invisible to the naked eye (you would need a microscope!). They are consisting of various types of organisms, such as diatoms, dinoflagellates, cyanobacteria, and green algae, and they usually live…
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Pinus Koraiensis
Image by: Hannah Ko (July 2020) Common Name(s): Korean Pine, Jat-Namu Phonetic Spelling: PY-nus kor-ee-EN-siss Description: Stands at 30-50 feet tall, but has the potential to grow up to 100 feet in native habitats. Characterized by thin and pointy needles appearing in bundles of 5. Maintains a sharp pyramidal shape that becomes rounded and branched out with age and…