MTRP SECTION II WETLAND

The Mission Trails Regional Park have a good amount of Biodiversity. The Wetland part of this region defines its biodiversity. Wetland species such as Fremont Cottonwood, Wild Celery, Lemonade Berry, Common Cattail, and Yerba Mansa. Many wetland plants have special air or pore spaces in their roots and stems to which oxygen can enter the plant and be transported to its roots and wetland trees have very shallow roots systems, swollen trunks, or roots that grow above the ground. There are many characteristics that a plant can survive such environment. Fremont Cottonwood is an example of a tree that must have very shallow roots systems, swollen trunks, or roots that grow above the ground as they are widely known trees that grows near wetlands. On the other hand, wild celery on the other hand have stalks that can store water and roots that can absorb water from the ground. Lemonade berry, however that I have found is also in the wetlands but not as close as the other plants I have found. Although it is consider well adapted to long dry summers, it is also very well adopted to wet soils. Moreover, Common Cattail is an example of an emergent plants that have roots in the soil under the water but grow above the water. It is a very well adapted in a very wet soil. Lastly, Yerba Mansa are known to be an ingredient to treat inflammations. The plant have creeping rhizome which is thick and woody which can help the plant to store proteins.

Posted on June 25, 2016 12:51 AM by inahmarie7