https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/201715165
For this week’s species, I chose to photograph Naupaka papa (Scaevola coriacea, dwarf naupaka). As you may have noticed, this plant does not look like something that occurs in Southeast Alaska! I am currently in Hawaii and this is an Indigenous plant to the region. In fact, it only occurs in the state of Hawaii making it an endemic species to the region (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Pacific Islands). As far as growing climates are concerned, I have personally only seen it grow at really sandy beaches and away from any water source. The species prefers a hot, dry climate, and, beach naupaka is the only (of eight different species) that lives in coastal conditions. In the article that is referenced in this journal entry, the authors note that this is an endangered species and although it used to be on nearly all of the Hawaiian islands, now it just occurs on a few islands. This particular island is not one of them, however, I was asking a friend who lives on the island about finding this species and she said that the University of Hawaii has begun to plant the species in a revitalization program in areas where it is likely to grow/thrive. Although I am traveling, I did call Hawaii my second home for three years of my adulthood. Living in Hawaii shared a few similarities with living in Southeast Alaska and a lot of differences. Finding this species and photographing it brought back memories of living nearby and having this type of foliage in my (relative) backyard.
Works Cited
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Pacific Islands. “Naupaka Papa and Native Hawaiian Plant Month: A Celebration of Rare and Endemic Plants in Hawaiʻi.” Medium, Conservation in the Pacific Islands, 17 Feb. 2022, medium.com/usfwspacificislands/naupaka-papa-and-native-hawaiian-plant-month-a-celebration-of-rare-and-endemic-plants-in-hawai%CA%BBi-10bf10c46eac. Accessed 10 Mar. 2024.
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That's a fascinating choice for this week's species! Naupaka papa (Scaevola coriacea) is indeed a unique and endemic plant to Hawaii, and it's great to hear that you had the opportunity to photograph it. It's interesting to learn about its preference for sandy beaches and hot, dry climates, as well as its endangered status and the efforts being made for its revitalization. It must have been a special experience to revisit memories of your time in Hawaii through this plant. Thank you for sharing this with us!
I have seen some similarly leafed plants here in Juneau and in Haines, but I'm sure it's not the same because the ones in Alaska prefer to get wet. I'm sure I saw them on the upper edges just beyond the reach of the intertidal areas, but I've no idea what the plant might be. I want to say a similar one which grows here is the Beach Pea after looking at the alaska.org website, but it's hard to be sure since it doesn't show enough detail other than the flower (Beach Pea). I also did not know that they absorb toxic elements from the soil here in Alaska, makes me not want to eat them at all anymore when I see them (Beach Pea).
Works Cited
“Beach Pea.” ALASKA.ORG, 2024, www.alaska.org/advice/beach-pea. Accessed 10 Mar. 2024.
Nice work, Elizabeth, on an interesting observation that allowed us to travel to Hawaii, even if just for a moment! :) Thanks for sharing pertinent information about the species, as well as your own experience with it.
Your MLA format is pretty good! One thing to note, though, is that the article you shared does have an author, which is listed right at the top of the article before the body: by Nanea Valeros, Public Affairs Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. As a result, the Works Cited entry should be under the author's last name, as is outlined in our owl.purdue website:
A PAGE ON A WEB SITE
For an individual page on a Web site, list the author or alias if known, followed by an indication of the specific page or article being referenced. Usually, the title of the page or article appears in a header at the top of the page. Follow this with the information covered above for entire Web sites. If the publisher is the same as the website name, only list it once.
EXAMPLE
Lundman, Susan. “How to Make Vegetarian Chili.” eHow, www.ehow.com/how_10727_make-vegetarian-chili.html. Accessed 6 July 2015.
As a result, signal phrases and parenthetical citations would be the author's last name. So, there are some small changes you would need to make throughout the body of your Journal entry in terms of correct MLA format, as well.
Great job finding a reliable and thorough source, though! Work on these small MLA formatting issues, and you'll have perfected your MLA format!
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