CofC Campus (final exam project)

On April 28th I walked around the College of Charleston campus to observe the variety of species. The weather was sunny and warm with a high of 80. Majority of the plants I observed are not native to South Carolina. Cabbage Palmettos are native to the southern lowlands and are found all over campus. In front of the cistern are huge oak trees which of course hang with Spanish moss and have Resurrection fern on their trunks. In these oaks there are often squirrels, on Sunday I observed an Eastern Gray Squirrel who actually let me get pretty close. Behind the Cistern I spotted a Bigleaf Magnolia which certainly has a fitting name and a couple Oakleaf hydrangea bushes. I also saw the fruit of an American Sycamore tree which at first I thought was a fuzzy animal. Near this was a small garden with Tsutsus azalea of a light pink color, Virginia sweetspire shrub, and tons of bushes of common Lantana. I observed one Japanese maple which looked incredibly vibrant with the sun shining on its red leaves. In the yards near Green Way I observed a variety of organisms from a single Largeflower pink-sorrel, a Chinese privet plant next to Glossy privet, a small Princess tree, tons of Japanese stiltgrass which had an Asian Lady Beetle, Little quaking-grass, and a common oleander. Another interesting plant I observed was Silver ragwort. While walking toward the Addlestone Library I observed lots of green such as Japanese Pittosporum, Fatsia, an Acanthus plant, Stately Maiden Ferns, Climbing fig taking over walls, a Clematis plant which looked a bit droopy, and Slider Turtles in the small pond behind the Stern Center. On Coming street, I encountered a Common Five-linked Skink which I was not excited about. Behind the library I observed Roses which do not look like the typical roses you buy at the grocery store, common ivy, tropical milkweed which had very vibrant colors, and again many common Latana bushes.

Publicado el 01 de mayo de 2019 a las 01:27 AM por landsb