Hey everyone. My name is Juanita Magnetek. I am taking Intro to Flora for my ethnobotany minor but also for my own gratification. I try to get out often and explore what is sprouting, blooming or fruiting in my environment and to keep tabs on the stages of growth during the season. I do a lot of planting, maintenance and watering on the UAF campus. We have just mostly finished planting for summer. Now comes the fun of watching it grow to maturity and harvesting. While I am an art major, botany is perhaps just as interesting to me, if not more so. It is very wonderful to be studying and interacting with the Flora of Alaska interior, as this summer is brief and fleeting if we do not take notice. I believe I will be using my iPhone for the dissections, however, I will very much like to use a magnifying device to perform the task. I am thinking seriously about the visor, so I will most likely make that purchase today.
I am unable to pick a favorite plant or flower. There are too many variations and qualities. I will show a few wild things I have snapped photos of this spring and summer so far…
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