Phenology Exercise

For this exercise, I took a hike in the hills directly behind UC Berkeley's Clark Kerr Campus.

First, I came across a flowering Bermuda Buttercup, a pretty plant with vibrant yellow flowers, which I consequently deemed to be a plant with flowers (flower).

Next, I found a plant that had a plethora of leaves, about six per stem, but no flowers. I later realized that it too was a Bermuda Buttercup, meaning it had yet to flower. Therefore, I considered it to be a plant with no flowers (bare). In addition, its leaves led me to believe it was a plant with leaves (leafed out).

Lastly, I observed a plant that had an elongated twig-like body which jutted out of the ground. I discerned that it was a plant still dormant (bare) because I saw the same body nearby, but with leaves attached to it.

Posted on February 14, 2013 09:15 PM by zanefour