April 2

Location:
Coordinates: 47.6593...
-122.30...
The rest of the plants found later in the day were located along Stevens Way in the UW Seattle campus near the Hansee residence hall and the recreation fields near that.

Route: From Hansee Hall's back entrance closest to the busy street, exit the garden area and go until the first left turn presents itself. The field to the right of this path is where the Hyacinthus orientalis, the Genus Ilex, the unknown plant with large, 5 pronged leaves, and the Viburnum carlesii can be found. The plant with white flowers, the plant with pink flowers, the plant with purple flowers, and the plant with blue berries can all be found on the nature path that runs between Hansee, McCarty, and McMahon halls, particularly near the tennis courts in that area. Finally, the Red Elderberry can be found on the right side garden area next to the front entrance to Hansee Hall and the Magnolia stellata can be found on the left side of this same area. On another note, the two flowering plants at the coordinates above are located outside the Music Building in the Quad at UW Seattle campus, which can be reached by going straight up the road past Kane Hall from Red Square.

Weather: The sky had only 20% cloud cover and it was a very sunny and warm day compared to my previous outings for species. The temperature was about 60 degrees Fahrenheit and there was very little wind blowing.

Habitat: Since I have been exploring this area plenty of times recently, more information on the habitats surrounding these species can be found in the journal entries for March 27 and March 29, 2012 both here on iNaturalist and in the written field journal.

Vegetation: See journal entries for March 27 and March 29, 2012 here on iNaturalist and in the written field journal.

General Comments: I walk by this area frequently on my way to class from my dorm at Hansee Hall and to get to the IMA and, since there are so many interesting plants blooming and birds coming out this month in this small area, it seemed like a good place to start out studying. I feel like I have only scratched the surface as to the many different species living in this area alone, so I will continue looking for new ones as things begin to bloom and new animals come out later in the quarter. The two plants I found in the Quad and the Magnolia stellata had only just bloomed, so it seemed like a good time to document them. I am still having trouble placing a species for the purple and pink rhododendrons I found on this day and I do not know what to call the yellow flowers and white flowers I found as well.

Species List:

Magnolia stellata
Red Elderberry (Sambucus racemosa)
Viburnum carlesii
Genus Ilex
Hyacinthus orientalis
7 other species that I have not identified at this time

Posted on April 11, 2012 03:41 AM by velizo