Flourishing Flora Found in Fall's Journal

October 20, 2021

Rachael's Journal Entry on Fungi

The fungi species that I chose is Mycena galericulata. It is a commonly called the late fall polypore and bucket fungi, which is an edible mushroom. It is thought to be the tastiest when it is smaller, because it has more water concentration and will get hardened once it grows bigger. There are also researches showing that it could possibly have an effect on inhibiting tumor growth and cancer. Other fungi species in the same family also have the usage of helping the human immune system, for example, healing wounds.

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October 12, 2021

Annika's Journal Entry - Trametes Gibbosa

I chose trametes gibbosa, also known as lumpy brackets, to research. It belongs to the trametes family, which has species that have a number of compounds that play an important role in pharmacology. This is due to their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer properties. Trametes gibbosa are similar to trametes versicolor, in that they both have the properties mentioned above, and they are both found on trees such as fir, pine, and oak. They are also both considered lignicolous fungal species (Pop et al., 2018). Trametes gibbosa are very widespread, found all over Europe and Asia (Groves, 1967).

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September 21, 2021

Rachael's Journal on Biodiversity

One of the observations that I have is the oak tree. It is a type of eukaryote land plant in the clade eudicots, group pentapetalae, and the order fagales, with a scientific name quercus.
Another interesting plant is the ground ivy, because it has the ability to climb up vertical surfaces to get closer to the sun. This adaptation allows the plant to grow out from the shady habitat and undergo photosynthesis easier.
A general adaptation that all the observed species have is the jagged edges of the leaves. Some research shows that the jagged edges helps to increase CO2 uptake in the beginning of the plant growth season when the temperature is low. (Royer and Wilf 2006)

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September 18, 2021

Annika's journal entry

One of the Burdock’s adaptations is that its phyllaries are hooked, so when an animal passes by, it catches on their fur and the seed follows the animal until it falls off of them. This is for seed dispersal, so that the Burdock can grow everywhere.
Height is an adaptation that applies to all my observations, and all plants in general. In order to receive enough sunlight and not be covered by other plants, they had to grow taller.
For my phylogeny placement, I chose the sugar maple tree (acer saccharum). It is in the genus acer (maple trees). The genus acer is in the family Sapindaceae (flowering plants), and that is in the order Sapindales, known as the soapberry family.

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