Agriculture - A.P by Avi Pilato https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j Plants en-us 2020-08-27 17:16:15 UTC 2023-02-24 04:17:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f331.png Picture of a Mussel on a Rock cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/718722357 What else do you want me to say?]]> 2020-09-03 17:07:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/718722357 Fun Fact cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/718733775 The scientific name for a mussel is... Bivalve molluscs.]]> 2020-09-03 17:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/718733775 Picture of the Mullein Plant. cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/718737989 That's it. That is all there is. But it is funny looking.]]> 2020-09-03 17:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/718737989 Fun Fact cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/718743049 The scientific name for this plant is... Verbascum thapsus.]]> 2020-09-03 17:12:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/718743049 Picture of the Sumac Plant cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/718747273 You can eat the berries, though they are sour.]]> 2020-09-03 17:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/718747273 Fun Fact cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/718750791 The scientific name for this plant is... Rhus typhina.]]> 2020-09-03 17:13:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/718750791 Picture of a Freshwater Jellyfish cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/721571117 A jellyfish in a lake? Yeah, I wondered that too.]]> 2020-09-04 17:19:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/721571117 Picture of lots of stuff. cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/721573428 I'll be focusing on the mint plant in this column. It should refresh you.]]> 2020-09-04 17:20:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/721573428 Picture of a Golden Rod Plant cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/721576153 No, this is not sellable at a jewel shop, please do not try.]]> 2020-09-04 17:21:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/721576153 Picture of a Persimmon Plant cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/721582521 The key feature of the plant is the reddish looking branches.]]> 2020-09-04 17:22:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/721582521 Picture of a Dragonfly Nymph cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/721583796 Successfully caught Dragonfly Nymph. Don't forget to catch them all.]]> 2020-09-04 17:23:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/721583796 Picture of the Sumac Plant cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/721586671 This time there are no berries to eat. But that doesn't mean you can eat the leaves.]]> 2020-09-04 17:24:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/721586671 Picture of a Swamp Milkweed Plant cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/721588409 Even though it has milk in the name this doesn't promote bone growth.]]> 2020-09-04 17:24:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/721588409 Fun Fact cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722728545 The scientific name for this plant is... Diospyros virginiana.]]> 2020-09-05 17:16:13 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722728545 Fun Fact cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722784142 Everything was already covered on the previous Sumac!]]> 2020-09-05 19:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722784142 Fun Fact cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722787398 The scientific name for a freshwater jellyfish is... Craspedacusta sowerbii.]]> 2020-09-05 19:11:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722787398 Fun Fact cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722787722 The scientific name for a dragonfly nymph is... Aeshnidae odonata.]]> 2020-09-05 19:12:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722787722 Fun Fact cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722792752 The scientific name for this plant is... Solidago nemoralis.]]> 2020-09-05 19:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722792752 Fun Fact cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722794317 The scientific name for this plant...

Asclepias incarnata.

]]> 2020-09-05 19:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722794317 Sources cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722795098 http://www.molluscs.at/bivalvia/index.html?/bivalvia/main.html
https://www.britannica.com/animal/bivalve/Ecology-and-habitats
https://www.britannica.com/animal/bivalve/Food-and-feeding
https://sciencing.com/what-eats-mussels-4964157.html]]> 2020-09-05 19:26:04 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722795098 The Food Chain cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722796133 The primitive bivalve was almost certainly a detritivore (consumer of loose organic materials), and the they still pursue this mode of life today. Feasting mainly on plankton or algae.
Because of their proximity to shore and sometimes exposure to the air as tides go in and out, one of the biggest mussels predators are birds. Various species of gulls, ducks, geese and other aquatic birds are their main predators. Some birds will dive under the water to grab buried mussels and crack them open with their powerful beaks.]]> 2020-09-05 19:28:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722796133 Living Abode cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722796148 Bivalves exclusively live in salt water, though rare circumstances in evolution that bivalve groups managed to adapt to life in fresh water. Which is why in present day there are several fresh water mussel groups that are not closer related to each other than all being bivalves.]]> 2020-09-05 19:28:31 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722796148 Fun Fact cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722799669 The scientific name for the mint plant is... Mentha spicata.]]> 2020-09-05 19:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722799669 Pardon Me cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722800440 I hope for those reading this that most of the information presented here is accurate. However, I can not make such claim. Remain skeptical of what I've said and what you've read.
With that said, I truly hope that everything presented here is correct and I hope you'll forgive me if it is not.]]> 2020-09-05 19:38:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/722800440 Natural Habitat cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725118596 Most bivalves are found in coastal seas, but their diversity is greatest on continental landmasses, where large rivers create suitable deltaic habitats and the continental shelf is broad. Except on tropical ones with coral reefs, few bivalves are found on islands]]> 2020-09-07 16:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725118596 Living Abode cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725120460 These delicate creatures are gentle swimmers and cannot tolerate much of a current, so they usually occur in calm or standing waters. They are most often found in ponds, lakes, reservoirs, and quiet or sluggish pools next to flowing water. They usually float just below the surface and when they appear are often seen in great numbers. They swim by pulsating contractions of the bell-like body.]]> 2020-09-07 16:38:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725120460 Natural Habitat cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725120551 The native range of this species is eastern Asia (specifically, the Yangtze River valley), but it has been transported around the world and now has a global distribution (in appropriate habitats). Considering that the polyp stage of this animal adheres to objects such as submerged plants, it is easy to see how it could have been imported to Europe, North America, and elsewhere as a hidden passenger on ornamental aquatic plants such as Chinese water lilies and water hyacinths. The podocyst resting stage, like tiny seeds, may also be easily transported from place to place. This species may also have spread, in part, by being included in the water with stocked (moved) fish, or even on the feet of migrating birds, among other possible modes of transfer.]]> 2020-09-07 16:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725120551 The Food Chain cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725120932 The medusae wave their tentacles slowly in the water. When a daphnia, copepod, or other tiny prey touches a tentacle, special stinging cells discharge to help subdue the prey. The tentacles draw the food into the jellyfish’s mouth. Any tiny animal is fair game, but zooplankton (microscopic animals that float in the water) are the staple.]]> 2020-09-07 16:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725120932 Sources cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725121176 https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/freshwater-jellyfish]]> 2020-09-07 16:39:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725121176 Living Abode cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725123271 Nymphs are common in many aquatic habitats. They are especially common near clumps of aquatic vegetation or submerged tree roots. Because they lay eggs in water, adults are usually found near water, though their fast, strong flight takes them many places.]]> 2020-09-07 16:40:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725123271 Natural Habitat cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725123351 Not much information was available on much of the web of where this specific species originate from, however from what I can piece together they seem to be only found in the United States and therefore can be guessed to be their natural habitat.]]> 2020-09-07 16:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725123351 The Food Chain cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725126161 Dragonfly nymphs are lie-in-wait predators resting quietly on the substrate or on submerged plants. When a potential meal swims or walks near, the nymph’s extendable jaws flash outward to snatch and draw in the food, which can be any small aquatic animal or even the claw of an equal-sized crayfish. Adult dragonflies hold their legs in a basket shape during flight; they snatch up and eat small flying insects.]]> 2020-09-07 16:42:44 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725126161 Sources cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725126518 https://nature.mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/dragonfly-larvae]]> 2020-09-07 16:43:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725126518 Living Abode cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725126695 It grows in a wide variety of habitats, but prefers well-lit, disturbed soils, where it can appear soon after the ground receives light, from long-lived seeds that persist in the soil seed bank. It is a common weedy plant that spreads by prolifically producing seeds, and has become invasive in temperate world regions. It is a minor problem for most agricultural crops, since it is not a competitive species, being intolerant of shade from other plants and unable to survive tilling. It also hosts many insects, some of which can be harmful to other plants.]]> 2020-09-07 16:43:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725126695 Natural Habitat cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725126809 Mullein has a broad native range including Europe, north Africa and western central Asia. It has been introduced to Japan, Sri Lanka, Reunion, the Americas, Australia and New Zealand. It is naturalized in temperate regions, where it can become abundant in open, disturbed areas

Common mullein is native to Europe, but it is now found on every continent except Antarctica. (As I said, it gets around…) The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service provides a range map, but it's really found pretty much everywhere in the U.S.]]> 2020-09-07 16:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725126809 The Food Chain cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725126914 Only a few animals use mullein for food. Certain species of thrips, stinkbugs, weevils, and leaf bugs will eat mullein leaves; but these are insects which were brought over from Europe. Short-horned Grasshoppers, such as the Differential Grasshopper, will also eat leaves.
American Goldfinches, Indigo Buntings, and a few other birds eat mullein seeds.

Common Mullein provide shelter for insects in the winter. Since rosettes survive through the cold weather, leaves provide warm and protection for ladybugs, plant bugs, and black bugs, among others.

]]> 2020-09-07 16:43:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725126914 Sources cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725127083 https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/56652
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbascum_thapsus#Ecology
https://commonsensehome.com/weekly-weeder-13-common-mullein/

]]> 2020-09-07 16:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725127083 Living Abode cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725127545 It grows in subtropical and temperate regions throughout the world, especially in East Asia, Africa, and North America.

Rhus typhina generally prefers fertile, upland sites, but tolerates a wide variety of conditions. It is tolerant of slightly acid soil conditions and textures ranging from coarse to fine. Typical growing sites include open fields and roadsides, fence rows, railroad rights-of-way, and burned areas. It also thrives in polluted city air, and grows in such inhospitable sites as cracks in the pavement. ]]> 2020-09-07 16:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725127545 Natural Habitat cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725127620 Rhus typhina is a large, deciduous shrub to small tree, native to Canada and the USA.]]> 2020-09-07 16:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725127620 The Food Chain cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725127714 Rhus typhina has a wide resistance to insects and diseases. Rhus typhina has a high antifeedant activity against spider mites (Tetranychidae) and may distinctly inhibit their survival and fecundity. Lygocoris communis have been found on R. typhina. The fungus, Botryosphaeria ribis may cause damage to Rhus typhina.]]> 2020-09-07 16:43:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725127714 Sources cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725127817 http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=RHUS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumac#cite_note-4
https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/47400#tosummaryOfInvasiveness

]]> 2020-09-07 16:43:50 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725127817 Living Abode cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725745837 Wetlands, mostly on margins and banks of rivers.

Spearmint tends to thrive with plenty of organic material in full sun to part shade. The plant is also known to be found in moist habitats such as swamps or creeks, where the soil is sand or clay.]]> 2020-09-08 01:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725745837 Natural Habitat cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725746146 Native: Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China South-Central, China Southeast, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Romania, Sardinia, Sicilia, Sinai, Sweden, Switzerland, Tibet, Transcaucasia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia]]> 2020-09-08 01:22:29 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725746146 The Food Chain cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725747202 Diseases are the most common threat to the spearmint, not many predators (except humans) eat this minty herb.

Fungal diseases are common diseases in spearmint. Two main diseases are rust and leaf spot. Rust affects the leaves of spearmint by producing pustules inducing the leaves to fall off. The leaf infection looks like a circular dark spot on the top side of the leaf.]]> 2020-09-08 01:23:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725747202 Sources cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725747847 https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/HerbHunters/spearmint.html
https://www.kew.org/plants/spearmint
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spearmint#Ecology]]> 2020-09-08 01:23:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725747847 Living Abode cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725748155 2020-09-08 01:23:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725748155 Natural Habitat cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725749750 2020-09-08 01:24:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725749750 The Food Chain cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725750832 2020-09-08 01:25:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725750832 Sources cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725751390 2020-09-08 01:25:25 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725751390 Living Abode cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725751839 2020-09-08 01:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725751839 Natural Habitat cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725752122 2020-09-08 01:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725752122 The Food Chain cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725752619 2020-09-08 01:26:05 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725752619 Sources cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725760119 2020-09-08 01:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725760119 Living Abode cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725760370 2020-09-08 01:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725760370 Natural Habitat cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725760488 2020-09-08 01:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725760488 The Food Chain cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725760634 2020-09-08 01:30:32 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725760634 Sources cleveravi https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725760801 2020-09-08 01:30:37 UTC https://padlet.com/cleveravi/yowkjqm6ag3x77j/wish/725760801