Week 1

On June, 2nd 2009 at 14:21 the winds were 7-10 knots with a clear sky and a temperature of 62 degrees fahrenheit above at the Mineral Creek Bog. I identified several different species of Alaskan wild plants and flowers. The first plant I came across was the CrowBerry (Empetrum nigrum), it was a small bush like plant with small evergreen needles. There was no evidence of blueberry like berries on the bush. The CrowBerry is a member of the Ericaceae family. 

The second plant I came across was the Bog Rose Mary (Andromeda polifolia) it was small with long evergreen like needles and a light pink flower on it's top. The Bog Rose Mary also belongs to the Ericaceae family. I also identified a Wild Iris (Iris Setosa) it had 3 purple/blue flowers on top of a long green stalk. This Iris is a member of the Iridaceae family.  The fourth plant I came across was the Chocolate Lilly (Fritillaria camschatcensis) it had rows of dark green pointy leaves growing around in a circle. There was no evidence of flowers. The Chocolate lilly belongs to the Liliaceae family. The Nangoon Berry (Rubus arcticus) was the fifth plant I came across it had small tough green leaves and grew close to the ground. I didn't find any berries present. The Nangoon Berry belongs to the Rosaceae family. Second to last I saw a Highbush Cranberry (Viburnum trilobum) it was a larger bush with medium sized green leaves, Dr Fronzuto pointed out a berry present from last years growing season it made it threw the winter snow ! The Highbush Cranberry belongs to the Caprifoliaceae family. Lastly was the False Hellebore (Veratrum viride ) it had long broad green leaves that came to a point that grew in a bunch. The False Hellebore belongs to the Melanthiaceae family.   Until next week, Goodbye