cristinabitar's Journal

The Trametes versicolor more commonly known as the Turkey Tail fungus is found in North American woods in trees. They do not have a stalk present but a concave cup that is attached to a tree. This fungus has multicolored stripes in the conk which contain pores contrary to most common fungi. The Turkey Tail fungus is a saprotrophic organism which breaks down the deadwood of the tree it is attached to absorbing its nutrients. Since it consumes lignin in the trees, they produce white rot in contrary to organisms that consume cellulose faster which creates red rot. This fungus grows in wet shady areas with a lot of trees allowing them to grow and reproduce.

One of the observations I found was the Common toadflax (Linaria vulgaris). The Common toadflax has the adaptation of being able to grow in different conditions. It has been found to grow in sand-gravelly soils but also in more moist soils. It is also found in a variety of habitats including sea shores, mountains, meadows and forests. Most of the observations I recorded had the adaption of withstanding cold temperatures however, some plants such as the persian walnut (Juglans regia) cannot tolerate very cold weather. The Basswood (Tilia americana) is located in the eukaryote branch specifically where its most common ancestors are 20 species located in the Tilia branch in the phylogenetic tree.