I was able to personally locate 5/9 plants on my bingo card. For the additional squares, I researched native plants in my region.
Photo credits:
Acer macrophyllum L. (Sapinsaceae): Josh Jackson, iNaturalist
Claytonia perfoliate C. (Montiaceae): SDSU, plants.sdsu.edu
Sinapis arvensis L. (Brassicaceae): Joshua Mayer, ncsu.edu
Rosa californica G. (Rosaceae): USDA plants database
Hey yall! I collected these photos while bushwhacking my way across the island. I tried to collect them as I went but found they would get smashed or ruined in my pack while we worked. I later realized that I also had no way to print out the BINGO card due to being in a remote location. So I hope taking photos is okay! It was a fun time exploring what is around me!
I found it to be a bit difficult because I wanted more examples to show various elements of the plants, but I found that each one was unique enough for a specific element to be highlighted.
Apologies for the need to zoom in.
Here’s my plant bingo board! I took these pictures the other day. Just let me know if you want date stamps for proof as some of these were too big to collect and explain.
I got the oregano photo from here. I honestly kind of struggled with this. I know the silique example is not quite right since lupine isn’t truly silique, but I couldn’t find any other examples that were close to it. I’ve noticed the cold summer on the Kenai Peninsula seems to have delayed a lot of the plants I’m used to seeing, so they’re not as developed as I would usually expect, which makes it harder to find good examples. That all said, I had a lot of fun putting what I’ve learned to work in order to sort through the features on all the plants I see on a daily basis!
Posted is a link to a copy of my Plant Bingo assignment. I’ve added some text to explain why certain plants were chosen.
I changed a couple terms, as I was unable to find examples of those things near me, but here is my BINGO card!
