Thursday, August 18, 2011

Urban Biodiversity Network at AMNH





Giant Lilyturf; Lirope gigantea












and a Black Locust Tree; Robinia pseudoacacia.


















an Oak Tree; Quercus alba,


















I have identified four plants so far.
There is bamboo;
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Bambusoideae


The Giant Lillyturf is in both plots.
Liam K.
Posted by at

3 comments:

  1. Student04August 18, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    Its pretty interesting that there is bamboo in New York. Do you know where it originated from?

    ReplyDelete
  2. Student01August 18, 2011 at 11:30 AM

    were did u find the Lirope gigantea? i didn't see one of those in courtyard. i think its a very interesting looking plant. i would love to know more about it.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Student06August 18, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    To student 4:I'm not sure where the bamboo came from but it might have been plated in a small quantity as a test but it spreads very quickly and widely.
    to Ted:There was lots of the Lirope gigantea in my plot. It was very common.

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)