Week 4: Natural Area #2
I went back to the same natural area that I went to the first time, which was a hidden trail behind a park near my house. I went down different trail paths from last time in an effort to find different plant families. One thing that I ended up learning was there were a lot of eucalyptus trees in the area after I keyed my first tree. Identifying the Strawberry Tree and the Toyon in iNaturalist was exciting since I've seen these trees around me for years at school and would always wonder why there were red berries on it that weren't edible. The crimson bottlebrush was my favorite one, though I don't know if it was actually a tree, but more than a really large shrub. A majority of the trees that I observed weren't in the best condition, many had dried up leaves and holes due to the bugs and lack of precipitation. The landscape was overall very dry with slopes facing east and many shrubs on either side of the paths. Overall a great experience again and I hope I can explore another natural area once quarantine is over!
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Good job keying your two trees! We are looking for 5 observations of non-planted plants (not necessarily trees) in your next iNaturalist journal. Make sure you do this as well!
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