A Warm Fall Day

This week, I went on another nature walk at the Pine Tree Reserve. This time, the ground was covered with beautiful orange autumn leaves. The weather was warm, and the trees provided a nice shade. Upon my walk, I noticed various groups of the Archaeplastida clade. One of the most common ones I found was the gymnosperms. There were a lot of pine trees all over, and It was cool to see evidence of their "naked seed" through the fallen pine cones. I also noticed a couple of angiosperms and bugs surrounding their flowers. This made a lot of sense, considering that pollination is one of the key traits of the angiosperms. Additionally, I also managed to find mosses, but they were very hidden. It took me a while to finally spot them. This was expected since I know members of the bryophyte taxa, like mosses, tend to thrive in lower damp spaces. Overall, I really enjoyed this nature walk as it was exciting to notice the key characteristics and synapomorphies of each taxon/group and relate them to the concepts we learned in class.

Publicado el 25 de octubre de 2024 a las 05:41 AM por marizadepina