Geophyte Club 2
Here we go again, BREAKING THE RULES!
Welcome to Geophyte Club
The first rule of Geophyte Club is: You DO NOT talk about Geophyte Club
The second rule of Geophyte Club is: You DO NOT talk about Geophyte Club…
First, what is a Geophyte?
Geophytes are perennial plants that store resources in underground organs: usually bulbs in a broad sense, but also tubers, corms or rhizomes. They can wait out drought or poor growing conditions underground and emerge when the time is right.
Second, what makes some geophytes fire followers?
Geophytes survive burning because the storage organs are below ground protected from burning, but they also emerge en masse after fire from chemical or light cues, particularly in chaparral. It’s been an amazing year for mariposa lilies(Calochortus), and we’ve seen amazing displays of geophytes of all types through this whole year. 4 of the top observations are actually geophytes, just like in the 2020 project! The top geophyte observed in this project is the Chaparral Yucca (Hesperoyucca whipplei) with 85 observations so far!
Check out some of the amazing (Calochortus) observed this year within the 2021 fire perimeters!
Left | Butterfly Mariposa Lily (Calochortus venustus)
Jose Esparza, no rights reserved (CC0)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/120345668
Left-center | Shirley Meadows Star-Tulip (Calochortus westonii)
© Aaron Echols(@aaron_echols), some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/118479174
Right-center | Desert Mariposa Lily (Calochortus kennedyi)
© getlost (@getlost), some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/114250508
Right | Plummer's Mariposa Lily (Calochortus plummerae)
© Maureen McHale (@mmchale), some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/117904836
Challenge Details:
Starting this week on Thursday June 30, 2022 we will be holding our Geophyte Club challenge! As always, we strongly encourage you all to go out and make observations, however, this week we will be focusing on identifications! You will have until July 7th to make as many identifications as possible! We will be focusing specifically the following:
1) Asparagales (Agaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=california-fire-followers-2021&quality_grade=needs_id&taxon_id=47218&verifiable=any
2) Manroots (Marah)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=california-fire-followers-2021&quality_grade=needs_id&taxon_id=53145&verifiable=any
3) Liliaceae (Lilies)
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&project_id=california-fire-followers-2021&quality_grade=needs_id&subview=table&taxon_id=47328&verifiable=any
The search links above will direct you to a list of those specific plants. Here are is the links on the identification page as well:
1) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?iconic_taxa=Plantae&project_id=125938&taxon_ids=47218%2C53145&taxon_id=47218
2) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?iconic_taxa=Plantae&project_id=125938&taxon_ids=47218%2C53145&taxon_id=53145
3) https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?iconic_taxa=Plantae&project_id=125938&taxon_ids=47218%2C53145&taxon_id=47328
The top identifier of the listed plants above will be rewarded with a Fire Followers Shirt!
Additionally, 2nd and 3rd place will also receive Fire Followers Sticker and Pins!
1) As a reminder, even if you do not know the species, you can help by identifying the observation to a finer level such as identifying the family, which is extremely helpful for others. Also, feel free to use the comment section to let others know what you're thinking! There are also approximately 8,000 observations that need an ID! Out of those 8k observations, ~80 liliaceae need ID, ~30 Marah need ID, ~400 are Asparagales of which we are considering Agaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies.
2)You can help by confirming IDs that have already been made, refining IDs from general to more specific and correcting mis-identifications. The Suggestions tab will offer similar plants seen in the area--make sure you check it’s a good match.
3) To find likely mis-identifications, look at the Species tab of one of the fire areas you know pretty well. Scroll down to the bottom and look at the plants that only have one or two observations. Check on any out of range observations or plants you know are ornamental.
4) Check out this amazing video from our Spring Training by Ruper Clayton and learn about the "tips and tricks" as well as what to look for that's not included in the key for the Brodiaea subfamily.
You’re tagged in this post because you are among some of the top identifiers in this project. We hope you take part in helping identify some of the observations made so far and feel free to check out our CA Fire Followers 2020 project challenge as well!
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