Floral morphology

The session opened with the use a cell phone yo enlarge Sphagneticola trilobata. An attempt to use a compound microscope failed badly. Had the microscope worked, considerable time would have been chewed up with a video playlist. 

Instead a photo taken with a Pixel Pro 10 was mirrored onto the Smartboard. The five pointed disc florets include stamens and pistils, the ray florets have a visible two lobed style.

Following this a playlist was run to cover floral morphology and reproduction. Although Sphagneticola trilobata should logically follow the playlist, part of the function of Sphagneticola trilobata is to delay the playlist start to allow for the inevitable late arrivals. The lead video in the playlist, Flowers, is also in place to delay the start of the core material. Having an image of a solitary inflorescence might make a better first image to show on the Smartboard. Images should be on the tablet to facilitate connectivity - the tablet has a more stable connection that the Pixel. Perhaps preload the images into drive. 


The playlist ends on flower color meanings which dovetails nicely into the flower color assignment, 

After the assignment introduction, the mob went outside to see if 26 students could somehow all see stamens and pistils on small flowers. Such as Eugenia uniflora.

Ocimum tenuiflorum

Flowers of Ocimum tenuiflorum. No one remembered the name of this plant. 

A season of sun. Maicalany shields herself from the afternoon sun, Mati next to her.


Seven petaled Gardenia taitensis


Six petaled Gardenia taitensis.
Hymenocallis littoralis


Keesha taking photos and notes


Gardenia taitensis is the prototypical Pacific island flower for wearing


Delaura holds a sprig of Ocimum tenuiflorum. 


Kelarimalyanne and Vern also with Gardenia taitensis. 

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