Exercise 1: Phenology

My observations in this journal post have come from either Observatory Hill, next to Mccone Hall or University Village, located in Albany about twenty minutes away from campus.

In University Village, I found the species "Willows," which was completely bare. Originally, I had no idea what kind of tree it was, but with help, someone identified it.

On Observatory Hill, I found three species of plants: Bermuda Buttercup, Himalayan Blackberry and Toyon. Each of the three were found within less then 20m of each other. The Toyon is leafed out, but it doesn't have any flowers. On the other hand, the Himalayan Blackberry is a plant that doesn't have any flowers currently and is therefore bare, also. Lastly, the Bermuda Buttercup is a plant with flowers. Of all the plants I've observed so far, this has probably been my favorite one so far.

I need to work on my identification when it comes to these flowers and distinguishing their phenology. Hopefully throughout the semester I improve this skill.

Posted on February 15, 2013 12:32 AM by adamremba