Brooke Paykin Journal Entry
Phylogeny placement: The scientific name for white snakeroot is ageratina altissima, which is in the tribe eupatorieae that has over 2000 native species; white snakeroot is part of the genius ageratina, the family asteraceae, and the order Asterales. The most recent ancestor of white snakeroot is also the most recent ancestor of 352 species, including apache snakeroot, spreading snakeroot, lesser snakeroot, and sticky snakeroot.
Adaptation for all observed species: All observed species have petals. The color of the petals attracts pollinators.
Unique adaption for one species: The stem and leaves of white snakeroot are very poisonous as they contain tremetol, and when animals consume too much tremetol they die. Animals do not like the taste of the poisonous tremetol, and as a result only eat it as a last resort.
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Phylogeny placement: The scientific name of the Garden cosmos is Cosmos bipinnatus, which is in the tribe Coreopsideae that contains 666 species. The most recent ancestor of Garden cosmos is called Cosmos, and it is also the ancestor of 47 other species include wild cosmos, cosmos atrosanguineus, and Sulphur cosmos.
Adaptation for all observed species: All observed species have flowers for attracting insects to pollinate, and most of them are herbaceous plants.
Unique adaption for one species: Morning glory usually blooms in the morning and wilts at noon. This is due to that the petals are containing a lot of water, and the sunshine at noon is the strongest in a day. So the petals shrink.
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