Diurnal: Occurring or flowering during the daytime (as opposed to nocturnal) Samara: A dry indehiscent fruit with a wing longer than the seed. In the key class we did the other night, I incorrectly suggested it was the seed (soz!), it's actually the wing and little did I know, casuarinaceae species have winged fruit! Check out the below diagram and Diagram G below! What have you learnt? Pulling something from the archives and writing it out is proven to be a great way to strengthen your memory of it!

Keen to hear about what interests you and what you have to share with the group! If you have any volunteering or ecology-related events you want to add to the calendar, let me know! This community is a learning and sharing space. And in line with that, this is a plant I am still trying to ID!

Here is the recording of: EL AZAMY Ayoub is an environmental Engineer in Morocco that is passionate about his country's natural spaces. In this video you will learn about Morocco's wonderful ecosystems, geography, vegetation communities, endangered plants and animals, biodiversity, key threats to habitat and the environment in Morocco as well as what is currently being done to improve the situation (current conservation efforts). Thanks again @Ayoub El Azamy ! You can also find this video in the Classroom section under - Guest Speakers. https://www.skool.com/the-symbiosis-society-8241/classroom/49bf6e00?md=7ae37d8430e640cd8938940f4513a7f1

Here's a picture taken under a microscope of a Macroptilium atropurpureum (Purple Bush Bean) seed. I collected it up the street from me in Southeast Queensland, but it's invasive here. Doing some reading online, it is native to Central America, extending into south Texas. Definitely one of the prettier fabaceae seeds I've seen, it's a shame it's invasive here in Australia.

We will go through how to use the PlantNet & VicFlora dichotomous keys! 7pm AEST Monday the 16th of September (40 minute session). 🎁 Bonus - There will be another class in 2 weeks! What would you like to see it be about?