Keeping track of some blooming times of native plants (phenology) .
Click on the phenology tag below for other examples.
Native plants of Metchosin April 28
Category: Native Plants
We value the native or indigenous plants in this community on the Southern end of Vancouver Island because they represent important levels in natural food webs and are representatives of ecosystems that existed long before western settlement in the 1800’s . They are often at threat of human settlement encroachment and competition by introduced species.
Vegetation in April at Tower Point
I made a trip over to Tower Point today just less than a kilometre north of the farm and took a few pictures of the vegetation along the shoreline. Thought it would be useful for the Phenology topic
Phenology Native Plants in bloom in early April, 2015
Phenology ( Greek φαίνω (phainō), “to show, to bring to light, make to appear” + λόγος (logos), amongst others “study, discourse, reasoning”.
Periodic plant and animal life cycle events are influenced by climate and habitat. Phenology is often the dates of first occurrence of biological events in the annual cycles.
In Metchosin, we are never really without a month when some plant is not blooming, and the Robins and crows don’t really fly south. Unless otherwise noted, all images are from our farm in Metchosin.
