rangerg523's Identifications

This organism has light lavender petals with a darker coloration in the middle forming a star like shape. The flower appears on a vine-like structure with many leaves attached to it. The flower itself was about two to three inches in diameter, and the leaves ranged anywhere from three to ten inches in length. The soil that the organism was growing in was very dry and sandy, with the organism being surrounded by brown dry grass. The presence of a flower indicates that the organism is indeed a seed plant.

https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/EP587

angiosperm seed plant
June 21, 2022
10:58 am
Lat: 28.07571
Long: -82.83223

This organism appears to have a light brown shell and dark brown extremities. It was about two to three feet in length and appeared to be traveling towards its burrow when approached. It is located in a sandhill habitat and many burrows could be spotted a few yards away. While not extinct, this species is protected and vulnerable to extinction.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/facts/gopher-tortoise

Deuterostome
June 21, 2022
10:49 am
Lat: 28.073411
Long: -82.830015

About eight centimeters long, this frog had a light green underbelly with a grey almost brown color on top of it. It had golden eyes, and it’s nose came to a point. It had skinny legs and arms that were bent.
First found in Cuba, they have now made their way to Florida. They are found in moist areas, and tend to come out after it has rained. They are also found in tropical habitats. They are also found on a few islands, like the Bahamas and the Cayman Islands.
Johnson, Steve. “The Cuban Treefrog in Florida.” UF Wildlife Home, University of Florida, 13 Jan. 2020, https://ufwildlife.ifas.ufl.edu/cuban_treefrog_infl.shtml.

This owl was about 3 feet in height and a feet and a half in width. One characteristic that this owl has that most typical wood owls have that it has a brown body with a white face and dark spots near the eyes.

Visual Description:
The Mycteria Stork was mainly white with outer edges of blackish gray. It consisted of a long beak which was approximately around 10-12 inches. This Mycteria Stork was about 3 feet tall in length with wings spread out approximately around 4 feet tall in width.

Defining Characteristics:
The Mycteria Storks can be identified under Deuterostome as Mycteria Storks is under Chordata phylum. The Mycteria Stork consisted of a tail behind its anus and consist of long legs, beaks and wings which can categorize characteristics of Chordata.

Habitat: This Mycteria Stork was found by a nearby pond in an open abandon field. Mycteria Storks are said to be found in water habitats such as swamps, streams, and marshes and is commonly found in North America.

References:
https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Mycteria_americana/

Visual description: the organism appeared to be a vine with leaves about 2 to 3 in in size no flowers were present but it was obvious that this was a flowering plant due to the presence of a bright orange fruit. The fruit was bright orange, firm, and had a rough surface. It contains small hard red seeds inside each. Leaf had a branched shaped and 5 sections to it.

Identification: The bright orange fruit is the defining characteristic of this organism. This is indicative of a flowering plant. The branched leaf shape, and the fact that this plant is a vine alongside the fruit allows us to identify this as Momordica charantia or bitter melon.

Location: The organism was found wrapped around another plant an elevated about three feet off of the ground. The plant was found in Phillippe park near the historical Native American mound. It was found near the ocean about 8 feet from the water's edge when the organism was found it was high tide. It is commonly found in tropical and subtropical conditions, often near the ocean.

Reference: Brisbane city council weed identification tool https://weeds.brisbane.qld.gov.au/weeds/bitter-melon