Walking Around North Hampton, NH: Plants

For my recent nature walk, I went around the woods in New Hampshire. I am lucky enough that I live near such amazing ecosystems and I particularly enjoyed walking around a dried up pond near my house. I found a lot of mosses during my walk and that must've been due to the wet living conditions. Tying this back to what we have learned in class I could see the correlations with how land plants arose from water plants. It was clear to see how well the mosses grew in the wet environments, with my favorite observation being the picture that shows moss covering the entire ground-level of the tree. I also found a lot of ferns on my walk. They were in many different colors - from dark green to light green and dark brown to tan. I believe that may be because of hydration, but iNaturalist was labeling them as different species. The weather was fair, with some clouds and a little wind chill. But, overall my walk was a calming way to end my fall break.

Posted on October 15, 2019 10:21 PM by cooper-schmitz cooper-schmitz

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Daisy Family (Family Asteraceae)

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cooper-schmitz

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October 15, 2019 11:55 AM EDT

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Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus)

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cooper-schmitz

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October 15, 2019 11:55 AM EDT

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Hay-scented Fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula)

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cooper-schmitz

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October 15, 2019 11:59 AM EDT

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cooper-schmitz

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October 15, 2019 12:00 PM EDT

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American Beech (Fagus grandifolia)

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cooper-schmitz

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October 15, 2019 12:01 PM EDT

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Water Parsnip (Sium suave)

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cooper-schmitz

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October 15, 2019 12:14 PM EDT

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Feather Mosses (Order Hypnales)

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cooper-schmitz

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October 15, 2019 12:20 PM EDT

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Mosses (Phylum Bryophyta)

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cooper-schmitz

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October 15, 2019 12:20 PM EDT

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Cinnamon Fern (Osmundastrum cinnamomeum)

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cooper-schmitz

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October 15, 2019 12:25 PM EDT

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Mossy Maze Polypore (Cerrena unicolor)

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cooper-schmitz

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October 15, 2019 12:26 PM EDT

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