My observations have helped me locate various examples of five different taxa:
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Plants: I discovered this interesting fern-looking plant on campus while I was walking to class last week. I am sure that this belongs to the plants taxa and is therefore a member of Kingdom Plantae. I am not entirely sure of the name of this plant, however.
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Arachnids: I found this striped spider and although I am unsure of what type of spider it is, I am positive it is an exemplification of a species included in the arachnids taxa.
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Birds: This sparrow is a part of the birds taxa. I am not entirely sure what type of sparrow it is, but it’s bright yellow beak and red breast caught my eye.
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Mammals: Squirrels are members of the mammals taxa. This exemplification of a mammal specifically shows a local squirrel munching on its lunch.
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Insects: This bee that I noticed near one of the libraries on campus is a species from the insect taxa.
I have contributed four photos to illustrate the various stages of flowering and leaf phenology.
For the plant with no flowers, I discovered a tree that lacks flowers and leaves. If you look very close at the picture, you can see budding ends of the tree, which are most likely going to flower later on. However, I do not know the name of this tree, therefore I labeled it “Kingdom Plantae.”
As for the plant with flowers, I found a plant with white flowers that stood out to me near Strawberry Creek. I also do not know the name of this plant, so I simply identified it under “Kingdom Plantae.”
For the plant with leaves, I found this bush, which was leafing out that reminded me of Christmas which I do not know the name of either—thus labeling it as “Kingdom Plantae.”
I located a plant that is dormant and without leaves on campus which was completely bare on campus, and unfortunately, I do not know the name of this tree either so I labeled it as “Kingdom Plantae.”
As you can see by the four examples I provided, I located many plants demonstrating the many stages of leafing and flowering phenology.