Journal 1- Bio 111 Plants of Mont royal

1) A unique observation about Burdocks- Genus Arcitium is that the spine like burrs hooks onto any unsuspecting person i.e animal fur or a person's clothing which will fall off somewhere else leading the seeds away from the parent plant and spread to new locations. The plant also prefers sunny or partial shade environments.

2) Determining a common adaptation for all my observed flora is rather hard to do since they are all so different but the most common were leaf size and stems that store food, moisture and energy before the cold climate starts so that they won't have to wait for the soil to thaw and grow back in the spring.

3) The phylogeny placement of the commonly known plant Burdock is part of the family Asteraceae which consists of 32,000 flowering plants. Burdocks are native to europe and asia with various species also found around the world.

Posted on September 21, 2021 05:00 PM by sandraben