Life on the Rocks: Geology and Flowering Plants
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1 Life on the Rocks: Geology and Flowering Plants The Sault Naturalists Sault Ste Marie, MI. February 12, 2008 Andy Fyon Ontario Geological Survey / Ontario Wildflower Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
2 Disclaimers Outline Geology, society, and animals Geology and plants Desert Bog Alvar Insights
3 Not a biologist Not an horticulturist Am a geologist Wildflowers hobby Prefer not to discuss medicinal or culinary uses of plants Don't have all the answers
4 Geology is important! landforms animal and plant habitat minerals we eat and use dangers to society Plants different geology different habitats different survival strategies different plant communities Shrubby Cinquefoil
5 Geology, Landforms, Habitats
6 Geology - Animals Sheep at Mineral (Salt) Lick
7 Geology - Animals 10 Sheep At Mineral (Salt) Lick
8 Geology and Society Food Drinking water Energy Metals Construction
9 Geological Hazards Leda Clay Lemieux Slide NRCan Mt St. Helens - Volcano Tsunami - Thailand
10 Geology in Our Lives - 1 Landforms Habitats Minerals Hazards Affects us! Affects animals! Plants?
11 Geology and Plants
12 Geological Desert Geological processes: Glaciation Erosion - Wind Organics Water Nutrients Solar intensity Temperature
13 Rock Desert Crevices, Depressions, and Plants
14 Lichen: algae + fungi Rock Desert Species Pale Corydalis Columbine Feb. 08
15 Rock Desert Outcrop Bristly Sarsaparilla Root beer plant Deep roots
16 Drought tolerant Narrow silver leaves Reflects sunlight Rock Desert Outcrop Pearly Everlasting
17 Rock Desert Outcrop Sedum Lance-leaved stonecrop Leaves are succulent to save water.
18 Rock Desert Outcrop Wintergreen
19 Leaf design Deep tap roots Community root system Photosynthesis Desert Plant Summary
20 Bog Geology James Bay lowland Isolated, acidic, poor nutrients, sedges, heaths, sphagnum moss
21 Bog Geology Image: Fettes College
22 Bog Plant Survival Tactics Carnivorous Non-carnivorous work with soil fungi (mycorrhizal association) Grass-pink orchid
23 Carnivorous Plants - Bladderwort Leaf traps p.html
24 Carnivorous Plants Pitcher Plant
25 Carnivorous Plants Pitcher Plant Leaves - soup, hairs Drowned insects Nutrients
26 Carnivorous Plants Sundew Secretions Trap insects Nutrients
27 Non-carnivorous - Leatherleaf Mycorrhizal Fungi
28 Mycorrhizal Association Chanterelle Australian National Botanic Gardens Fungi Web Site Truffle
29 Non-carnivorous - Labrador Tea Mycorrhizal Fungi
30 Non-carnivorous - Laurels Mycorrhizal Fungi Sheep laurel Bog laurel
31 Geology bog basin acidic conditions Plant adaptation Carnivorous Mycorrhizal Bog Summary
32 Lake Huron Alvar
33 Precambrian Shield (>2 Billion years old) Limestone / dolomite (~ 450 Million years old)
34 Carbonate Rock Geology Bottom of tropical ocean million years ago.
35 Special Alvar Species Calciphiles Calcium- and magnesiumrich soil Alkaline, bicarbonate groundwater Limestone, dolomite
36 Alvar Calciphile - Silverweed Red stolons White leaf hairs
37 Alvar Calciphile - Birds-eye Primrose Moist limestone or calcareous soil and seepage.
38 Alvar Calciphile - Lakeside Daisy Endemic and rare. Dolomite alvar. Misery Bay
39 Alvar Calciphile Kalm's Lobelia After Peter Kalm (1700's), collected North American plants for his teacher, Carolus Linnaeus - the father of plant classification.
40 Alvar Calciphile - Wild Paintbrush Semi-parasitic Flowers vs bracts
41 Alvar Calciphile - Fringed Gentian Damp, sunny, calcareous soil Magnesiumrich rock
42 Alvar Calciphile - Shrubby Cinquefoil
43 Alvar geological history Conditions Alvar Calciphiles? Geological Influence Calcium- and magnesiumtolerant plants Lakeside Daisy - Columbine Low Calamint
44 Geology face of the Earth part of our daily lives plant, animal, and human communities Plants different habitats different geological conditions different survival strategies Different plant communities Insights Shrubby Cinquefoil
45 Andy Fyon Ontario Geological Survey Ontariowildflower.com
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