Ethnobotany floral morphology

Class opened with the course evaluation. On account of the course evaluation the first few videos were dropped from the playlist. The playlist cannot be moved to the edu account: the video Sexual Reproduction in Flowering Plants by It's AumSum Time was changed to content made for kids and can no longer be added to playlists. The video remains available in the legacy playlist but cannot be added to a new list. 

A song by Blackbriar called Floriography was added. There were a number of floriography videos, but all were seven to fifteen minute deep dives into the complexity of floriography. Whenever a system is that complex, with flexible multiple meanings for any one given flower given the rest of the bouquet, then there is clearly a high risk of miscommunication. I think the books on floriography were more popular than the actual floriography. In any cased the videos were tangential to the meanings cited in the assignment which are based on single colors.

Students are instructed as follows:

Flower colors have meaning. Red means loving, Pink means compassionate, orange means energetic, yellow means friendly, green means childlike, blue means tranquil, purple means royal, and white means pure. Which color is your personality? Are you loving, compassionate, energetic, friendly, childlike, tranquil, royal, or pure? 

Decide which color you are and then go find a flower of the color that goes with your personality.

Take a photo of that flower with your cell phone and upload that photo to Moodle. 

After submitting add to the Submission comments whether the plant is a monocot or dicot, the number of sepals (if any), the number of petals, the number of anthers, the stigma, and the inflorescence type (capitulum, corymb, panicle, raceme, solitary, spike, spadix, or umbel).

• Loving: You see yourself as deeply emotionally committed to a partner in life, you are passionate, devoted, and romantic. On the up side you enjoy a strong bond with your partner. On the down side is that other people may see you as pulling away from friends, you are also at emotional risk if the one you love does not have the same level of devotion in return. Your color is red.
• Compassionate: You see yourself as being caring, kind, helping others especially those you do not know, putting yourself second. On the up side you are known for being giving. On the down side some people tend to take advantage of you. Your color is pink.
• Energetic: You see yourself as being active, you look forward to the next activity, you enjoy playing sports, you are naturally competitive. On the up side you enjoy good health and an optimistic outlook. On the down side is that you sometimes have difficulty relaxing and unwinding. Your color is orange.
• Friendly: You see yourself as being social, outgoing, you prefer to be with friends. On the up side you enjoy the comfort and companionship of always having friends around. On the down side is that you may not be all that comfortable being alone with yourself and your thoughts. Your color is yellow.
• Childlike: You see yourself as being playful, possessed of innocence, at times silly. On the up side you are excited about change and new challenges, you experience joy and happiness. On the down side is that others may see you as being naive, easily misled, and immature. Your color is green.
• Tranquil: You see yourself as being a calm, tranquil, serene, peaceful, quiet, and somewhat shy. On the up side you are not easily disturbed by events around you, you remain emotionally cool where others react. On the down side some people see you as not caring, and uninterested in getting involved. You may feel isolated and lonely at times. Your color is blue.
• Royal: You see yourself as being a natural born leader, decisive, commanding, and wise. On the up side you know how to get things done. On the down side some people might say you tend to be demanding. Your color is purple.
• Pure: You see yourself as being separate from others, often standing alone, you tend to do your own thing. On the up side the moods and opinions of others do not affect you. On the down side is that people see you as distant and remote. Your color is white.

Rain arrived mid-playlist and plans to go on walkabout were dropped. 

The following session on Thursday was on invasive species, with the botany students excused due the curricular overlap. The presentation ran long enough to drop the invasive species walk, and rain was again a factor. If the weather were better perhaps the invasive species coverage should be done as a cold open walk.