Observations by michael121

This is a Slippery Elm sapling that is growing as part of the undergrowth on the forest floor. It was shorter than humans and has a slight discoloration due new growth in it and the other saplings below.

Although this Species of fungus is often found to infect oak, I found it on another species of plant that I have not yet determined. However the disease from on plant to the next is similar in the discoloration and the manner at which it occurs in the plants.

This is a common type of grass and is often used by humans for lawn grass for its green color. This grass was found outside the edge of our baseball field. The top of the grass has a purple like hue to it caused by the seeds being ready to be spread because of the length of the wide bladed grass.

This is a bacterial disease commonly known as fire blight that attacks the plant and systematically kills it. It leaves traces in the form of sagging, curled, and almost scorched looking leaves among healthy green leaves.

This slime mold was found on top of a fallen tree branch and was dispersed across it forming large clumps that were dispersed from each other. I did not see any more of this slime mold other than on the one fallen branch.

This stream algae, Phormidium uncinatum, was found within a water sample of our school pond and is a thin, sheath like strand Green Algae with multiple small spots of green each surrounded by empty clear boxes that have a cell wall type structure.

One of many species of water fleas C. sphaericus was found along with many others in water samples from the pond on our school grounds. It is found from the equator to the Artic Circle and is common in the Great Lakes.