Monday, I had the privilege to meet the YTC BIO 102 class at Landsford Canal. Not surprisingly, we noticed many different species than on recent trips. One of the students summed it up very well, "This is like a completely new world out here!" I could not agree more.
Some history of the canal:
The Catawba Riverkeeper:
http://www.catawbariverkeeper.org/about-the-catawba/lansford-canal-where-rocks-and-history-intertwine
Local Newspaper in 1972
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1821&dat=19720424&id=NkMtAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-J4FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1512,7004880
As we made our way down the nature trail to the observation deck, we saw:
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| River Cane Angiosperm-monocot |
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| Wild Grapes Angiosperm-dicot |
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| Adventitious roots of vine (probably Poison Ivey) -Angiosperm -dicot (has berries) |
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| White Oak Angiosperm - dicot, with Bryophyte growing near bottom right of picture (gametophyte of moss) |
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| American Holly - Angiosperm - dicot |
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| Turkey Tail Shelf Fungus - Basidiomycete |
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| Not sure... |
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| Mushroom - Basidiomycete |
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| Dog Hobble - Angiosperm - dicot |
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| American Beech - Angiosperm- dicot |
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| American Beech - Simple leaf |
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| Fern Sporophyte - Brown area is out of focus sori (spore cases) |
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| Poke Salat - Angiosperm - dicot |
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| Slime mold on stump? |
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| Loblolly Pine - Gymnosperm, confer |
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| American Beautyberry - Angiosperm - dicot |
