Third Nature Walk - Fungi

For this third nature walk, I decided to walk around the Chestnut Hill Reservoir on lower campus around 3:00 PM on Thursday, October 17th. The sun was out, but it was a chilly and windy day. I was successfully able to identify all four main groups of plants while I was on my walk. First, I found multiple examples of mosses growing on surrounding trees and rocks, which is classified as a Bryophyta (nonvascular plant). Moreover, I was located two different small fields of sunflowers on the reservoir, which fall under the angiosperm (flowering plant) category. In the very beginning, I saw a pine tree - an example of a Gymnosperm (non-flowering seed plant) - off to the side. Lastly, at the end of my walk around the reservoir, I identified a group of ferns, which classify as a Polypodiopsida (seedless vascular plant). In conclusion, this was a very relaxing walk after taking two exams earlier in the day, and it was interesting that I could quickly find all four main groups of plants on my very own campus.

Posted on October 18, 2024 04:16 PM by huntergutting1