JOURNAL ENTRY #1

Bittersweet nightshade, also known for its nomenclature as Solanum dulcamara. On the OneZoom phylogenetic tree, within the Solanum genus branch, other closely-related sister groups of the species include solanum lyratum (common name is climbing nightshade, also characterized by the round, tiny red fruits), solanum wallacei and solanum crispum. These species are all part of the dulcamaroid clade among all other varying clades of species of Solanum.

https://www.onezoom.org/life/@Solanum_dulcamara=121226img=best_any&anim=flight#x957,y781,w1.0560
For our group, we decided on the theme of Angiosperms. Since these plants all produce flowers (as suggested by its clade name), the common adaptation observed is that the plants all rely on the flower produced to varying extents to attract insects, which helps the transportation of pollen.
Other than relying on pollen, what is interestingly unique and observed only on Burdocks during the group project, is that their seeds are very spiky and grab onto furs particularly well. This may allow animals passing by to carry some burdock seeds with them and transporting them elsewhere, increasing the survival rate of burdocks (increase in reproduction).

Posted on September 22, 2021 11:28 AM by

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