Invitation to join project on interactions between potted wild plants and wildlife

The project is open to anyone who would like to provide examples of interaction between wild plants in pots and wildlife. Ideally, a single plant will be shown in combination with all animals observed on that plant. A brief description of the plant, including planting date and, if already occurred, dieback date, can help to better understand how quickly a plant develops into an interaction partner and how well it is suited as a mobile habitat and interaction partner.

Of course, other information can be added to increase the interpretability of the observations. Other information that can be added is the minimum distance of the potted plant from vegetation growing in the ground (e.g., flower beds, lawns, hedges) in the case of pots on ground level areas such as terraces or parking lots, or the height above the ground in the case of pots on balconies or roofs (some insects don't like to fly high, others do, we'll see...), as well as the minimum distance to the outskirts of the city or, in larger cities, to semi-natural areas such as large parks, since the open countryside can provide source habitats for animals.

An example of a potted plant individual with relevant information added can be seen here:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105574319

If you are particularly interested in potted plants that have a particularly high potential for supporting wildlife in urban areas, you can visit the following project - and of course, you are very welcome to participate:
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/tapp-top-animal-potted-plants

Posted on January 27, 2022 06:50 PM by kamody