iNaturalist Journal Entry #4: Around the River Bend
In my observations I discuss flowering plants and non flowering plants; the next topic to incorporate are for the observations I gathered were to identify the difference of plants by water and away from water. This purpose was to gather information based on the health of the LA river and ecosystem and the affects of observation of plants by water and away from water. In my observations there is a variety of xerophytic plants. What I found interesting and learned is the resilience of the xerophytic plants and how they are able to adapt to terrains with low preservation's of water. In my observation i found about 7-10 xerophytic plants and fall under the subphylum tracheophyta. In addition, what I learned because of the result my observations were that xerophytic plants are typically not usually seen in wet damp areas and have distinct features such like thick cuticles, stomatal exposure, reduction in number of stomata, hairy, waxy and thicker leaves. For example, the vacular plant in one of my observations shows signs of a succulent plant by its thick leaves and waxy texture. To discuss the diversity found in the plants common flowering plants that were found by the rivers were smart weeds, paper flowers, and horse weeds. The reasons the observation of flowers are diverse and vary depending on each location is what I concluded not only from the presence or absence of water but also the environmental health of where the observations are being recorded.
Scholarly Article:
"Xerophytes, xeromorphs and sclerophylls: the history of some concepts in ecology G Seddon - Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 1974 - Wiley Online Library"
An Adaptation to Xerophytic Conditions: The CAM Plants | SpringerLink
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-94-009-3121-3_12
Why Do Flowers Vary? | BioScience | Oxford Academic
https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/49/8/631/254663
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