https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx Here are the 10 species I found during our lab! en-us 2020-08-27 17:11:12 UTC 2024-11-17 09:29:23 UTC hello@padlet.com haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718122390 2020-09-03 14:47:08 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718122390 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718127611 Common: Water Mint
Scientific: Mentha aquatica]]> 2020-09-03 14:48:23 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718127611 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718135785 You can find Water Mint near lakes and rivers. This plant lives close to bodies of water.]]> 2020-09-03 14:50:29 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718135785 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718139352 Provides food for some smaller animals.]]> 2020-09-03 14:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718139352 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718149809 Water mint is native to the majority of Europe as well as parts of Northern Africa and Eastern Asia. It is invasive in the United States.]]> 2020-09-03 14:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718149809 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718154683 https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MEAQ
https://pondinformer.com/water-mint-mentha-aquatica/]]> 2020-09-03 14:55:08 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718154683 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718163302 2020-09-03 14:57:23 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718163302 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718178384 Common: Mullein
Scientific: Verbascum thapsus
- This photo is of a first year rosette. Mullein can actually grow tall and flower as it gets older.]]> 2020-09-03 15:01:25 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718178384 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718184901 Mullein likes to grow in sunny, open areas that have space for them to spread out. Mullein can grow in both dry locations and near water.]]> 2020-09-03 15:03:00 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718184901 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718200357 Mullein attracts pollinators when it blooms, and it's also considered a medicinal plant that's used for tea.]]> 2020-09-03 15:06:48 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718200357 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718200817 Native to Europe, Northern Africa, and parts of Asia, Mullein was introduced to the Americas as a medicinal plant. It is considered invasive in the United States.]]> 2020-09-03 15:06:55 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718200817 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718226806 https://www.ediblewildfood.com/mullein.aspx
https://wimastergardener.org/article/common-mullein-verbascum-thapsus/]]> 2020-09-03 15:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718226806 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718249726 Common: Freshwater Jellyfish
Scientific: Craspedacusta sowerbii]]> 2020-09-03 15:18:40 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718249726 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718683140 These jellyfish like to live in ponds and lakes with good water quality. They prefer calm water and usually stay near the bottom of the lake - we were lucky to find one during lab!]]> 2020-09-03 16:58:29 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718683140 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718720397 Freshwater Jellies eat copepods and other zooplankton.]]> 2020-09-03 17:07:06 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718720397 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718721486 Freshwater Jellyfish are believed to originate from Yangtze River in China, and they have become an invasive species found in 44 states and all five great lakes.]]> 2020-09-03 17:07:21 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718721486 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718759742 https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2012/08/31/freshwater-jellyfish-species-of-the-week/
https://www.greatlakesscuttlebutt.com/news/press-room/have-you-seen-a-freshwater-jellyfish/#:~:text=Believed%20to%20have%20originated%20in,freshwaterjellyfish.org%2Flocation).]]> 2020-09-03 17:16:00 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718759742 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718782929 2020-09-03 17:21:19 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718782929 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718857575 2020-09-03 17:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718857575 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718864321 Common: Yellow Banded Bumble Bee
Scientific: Bombus terricola]]> 2020-09-03 17:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718864321 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718880806 These bees are most commonly found in wooded areas with lots of pollinator plants nearby.]]> 2020-09-03 17:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718880806 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718915746 Bees consume nectar from flowers and pollinate plants.]]> 2020-09-03 17:51:52 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/718915746 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721459264 Yellow Banded Bumble Bees are native to Canada and parts of the northern United States.]]> 2020-09-04 16:46:19 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721459264 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721483411 https://mnfi.anr.msu.edu/species/description/19857/Yellow-banded-bumble-bee
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.806567/Bombus_terricola]]> 2020-09-04 16:53:21 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721483411 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721494490 2020-09-04 16:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721494490 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721497090 2020-09-04 16:57:35 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721497090 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721538064 Common: Snail
Scientific: Biomphalaria tenagophila]]> 2020-09-04 17:10:16 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721538064 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721543036 This type of snail is a freshwater snail, that is also an air-breathing snail. They prefer to live in or near large bodies of water.]]> 2020-09-04 17:11:46 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721543036 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721563556 Snails eat algae and other vegetation.]]> 2020-09-04 17:17:26 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721563556 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721907779 You can find these little snails just about anywhere in the world!]]> 2020-09-04 19:08:23 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721907779 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721908589 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomphalaria_tenagophila]]> 2020-09-04 19:08:43 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721908589 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721916797 Common: Soapwort or Saponaria
Scientific: Saponaria officinalis]]> 2020-09-04 19:12:23 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721916797 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721919381 You will most likely find Soapwort in disturbed areas like roadsides or vacant lots. You can also find them along rivers banks and other riparian areas.]]> 2020-09-04 19:13:29 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721919381 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721926740 Soapwort attracts hummingbirds and pollinators.]]> 2020-09-04 19:16:47 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721926740 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721934955 Soapwort is native to Europe and parts of Eastern Asia, and is considered invasive in the United States.]]> 2020-09-04 19:20:13 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721934955 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721936128 https://wildflowersearch.org/search?oldstate=bloom%3AIgnore%3B&buttonName=ShowFamilies&hab=&Elev=&PlantName=Saponaria+officinalis
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/saponaria-officinalis/]]> 2020-09-04 19:20:44 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721936128 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721946317 2020-09-04 19:25:08 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721946317 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721947041 Common: Mullein
Scientific: Verbascum thapsus
- This photo is of a matured mullein plant that has grown tall and flowered. I was not aware that Mullein could look different, so I accidentally took 2 photos of the same plant species!]]> 2020-09-04 19:25:29 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721947041 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721948569 Mullein prefers sunny locations in dry soil either on land or near bodies of water.]]> 2020-09-04 19:26:08 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721948569 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721953513 Flowered Mullein attracts pollinators and the leave can be used for tea.]]> 2020-09-04 19:28:23 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721953513 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721955107 Mullein is native to most of Europe and some parts of Asia, and is considered invasive in the United States.]]> 2020-09-04 19:29:07 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721955107 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721957202 https://www.ediblewildfood.com/mullein.aspx]]> 2020-09-04 19:30:03 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721957202 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721960878 2020-09-04 19:31:48 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721960878 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721962588 Common: Zebra Mussel
Scientific: Dreissena polymorpha]]> 2020-09-04 19:32:40 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721962588 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721970787 Zebra Mussels live in freshwater lakes and other large bodies of freshwater.]]> 2020-09-04 19:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721970787 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721973564 This is an incredibly invasive species to North America, which means that Zebra Mussels compete with Native species for food.]]> 2020-09-04 19:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721973564 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721976001 Originated in Europe, these mussels have become severely invasive in North America.]]> 2020-09-04 19:39:06 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721976001 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721977157 https://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/aquatic/invertebrates/zebra-mussel]]> 2020-09-04 19:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721977157 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721982883 2020-09-04 19:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721982883 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721984740 2020-09-04 19:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/721984740 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/723717796 Common: Freshwater Algae
Scientific: Spirogyra]]> 2020-09-06 23:16:03 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/723717796 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/723718569 This algae lives in slow moving bodies of water, typically under rocks or near the bottom.]]> 2020-09-06 23:17:08 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/723718569 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/723720085 Algae provides a food source for some fish, and produces oxygen as a result of photosynthesis.]]> 2020-09-06 23:19:02 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/723720085 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/723724069 You can find algae in almost any freshwater river, lake, pond, etc.]]> 2020-09-06 23:24:19 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/723724069 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/723725356 https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-plants/freshwater-algae/#:~:text=Where%20are%20algae%20found%3F,grow%20well%20in%20swift%20rivers.]]> 2020-09-06 23:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/723725356 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/723728561 Common: Paper Pondshell Mussel
Scientific: Utterbackia imbecillis]]> 2020-09-06 23:30:16 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/723728561 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/723729842 These mussels live in deep bodies of freshwater.]]> 2020-09-06 23:32:05 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/723729842 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/723730184 They eat algae and bacteria, and are a food source for otters, turtles, and birds.]]> 2020-09-06 23:32:35 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/723730184 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/723731289 These mussels are native to North America and reside in the Great Lakes.]]> 2020-09-06 23:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/723731289 haivensellers https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/723731739 https://mnfi.anr.msu.edu/pdfs/FreshwaterMusselsOfMichigan.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utterbackia_imbecillis#:~:text=Utterbackia%20imbecillis%2C%20commonly%20called%20the,family%20Unionidae%2C%20the%20river%20mussels.]]> 2020-09-06 23:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/haivensellers/26ysu21nn7x5xpjx/wish/723731739