Plant Pictures!

 I really enjoyed using the "Seek" app to look into different species of plants. It is so amazing how much technology has evolved that our phones can interpret live images. Here is a list of 6 plants I observed:    



Trachelospermum asiaticum


 

Ligustrum sinense

Ilex vomitoria


Tulipa gesneriana

Quercus fusiformis

Buxus sempervirens




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  1. williams.dan76March 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM

    Thanks for your identifications. How ironic that there is privet "landscaping" around campus and we are cutting it back around the Nature Center.

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