Hello science lovers! Today I bring you a very interesting post because we are going to study the morphology and physiology of two types of plants that are common in Europe, one is from dry environments and quite resistant, the other has a very delicious fruit and is used to create a (Portuguese brandy) , take some macrophotographs and microscope observations to identify the parts of the flower, fruit and leaf! I managed to photograph the chlorophyll and a tissue in the seed so you will see very deep things!🧠👨🏫🌲
Hola amantes de la ciencia! hoy les traigo un post muy interesante porque vamos a estudiar la morfologia y fisiologia de dos tipos de plantas que son comunes en europa una es de ambientes secos y bastante resistente la otra tiene un fruto muy delicioso y se utiliza para crear un (aguardiente portugues), realice algunas macrofotografias y observaciones al microscopio para identificar las partes de la flor, fruto y hoja! logre fotografiar la clorofila y un tejido en la semilla asi que veras cosas muy profundas!🍒🍁🌷
Carlina corymbosa🙇♂️🌷🧠📚
A very strange-looking plant that belongs to the "Asteraceae family" the plants grouped in this family are characterized by presenting their flowers in "inflorescence type (false flower)" and being angiosperms they are the "family with the greatest diversity of species", They were originally native to the "Mediterranean" but were introduced to several countries. In Portugal it is very common and can be seen in "dry areas, very close to roads"(1)🧠🌏
Una planta de aspecto muy extraño que pertenece a la "familia Asteraceae" las plantas agrupadas en esta familia se caracterizan por presentar sus flores en "tipo inflorescencia (falsa flor)" y al ser angiospermas son la "familia con mas diversidad de especies", originalmente fueron nativas del "mediterraneo" pero fueron introducidas en varios paises. En Portugal es muy comun y se puede ver en zonas "secas, muy proxima de caminos"(1)🌲👨🏫
There is a little-known botanical term that is: "(thistles)", plants of this type are grouped because they have thorns on their leaves, the stem is "straight", as you can see they are not large, they seem more like a " shrub", in the photo you can see the leaves that cover the "false flower" called (terminal chapters), as you can see they grow in the form of capsules and it looks like some "trichome" or tissue that the epidermis produces to avoid being "eaten by herbivores ".(1,2)😮🌷👨🏫
Hay un termino botanico poco conocido que es: "(cardos)", se les agrupa a las plantas de este tipo porque tienen en sus hojas espinas, el tallo es "recto", como puedes observar no son de gran tamaño parecen mas un "arbusto", en la foto puedes observar las hojas que recubren la "falsa flor" llamada (capitulos terminales), como puedes ver crecen en forman de capsulas y parece algun "tricoma" o tejido que produce la epidermis para evitar ser "comida por herbiboros".(1,2)📚🤔🤯
My specialty is zoology so I can make mistakes in some identification of tissues and more of these plants that are very few studied, but I do not see chloroplasts since there is no color in this tissue, which is obviously the epidermis but in some plants a layer above the epidermis called (peridermis) but found on stems and roots! from what I will deduce that it is a protective secretory tissue that ends up being more of an accessory because it does not participate in the reproduction of the plant! (3)🤯👨🏫🤔
Mi especialidad es la zoologia asi que puedo errar en alguna identificacion de tejidos y mas de estas plantas que son muy pocos estudiadas, pero no veo cloroplastos ya que no hay un color en este tejido, que obviamente es la epidermis pero en algunas plantas crece una capa encima de la epidermis llamada (peridermis) pero se encuentran en tallos y raiz! por lo que deducire en que es un tejido secretor protector que acaba por ser mas un accesorio porque no participa en la reproduccion de la planta! (3)🧠🌲🍃🔬
I read that the "trichomes" are presented as "living cells" despite the fact that their "dead cells" are, being a plant of dry environments I think that these trichomes also help prevent water loss or avoid excessive sun, I already achieved Observe that there are animals such as "goats" that feed on the inflorescence, therefore it is more protective than anything else!🧠🤔(3)
Lei que los "tricomas" se presentan como "celulas vivas" apesar de estar sus "celulas muertas", al ser una planta de ambientes secos creo que estos tricomas tambien ayudan a evitar la perdida de agua o evitar el exeso de sol, ya logre observar que hay animales como las "cabras" que se alimentan de la inflorescencia por tanto es mas protector que otra cosa!👨🏫🤯(3)
We continue with the botany classes, let's remember that the "non-reproductive plant accessories in this case would be the false sepals, thorns, or any organelle that is in the flower but does not participate in reproduction, let's say that they are more protection! The leaves of the plant are "globular" in shape and have thorns at their ends. Imagine all the protections that this plant has, which has thorns on its leaves and on the receptacle to protect the false flower!(1)😮🤯🤔
Continuamos con las clases de botanica recordemos que los "accesorios de la planta no reproductivos en este caso serian los, falsos sepalos, espinas, o cualquier organelo que este en la flor pero que no participa en la reproduccion, digamos que son mas proteccion! la hoja de la planta son en forma "globulares y en sus extremos tienen espinas". Imaginen todas las protecciones que tienen esta planta que presenta espinas en sus hojas y en el receptaculo para proteger la falsa flor!(1)🧠🔬🍃
In this plant there is no "true" flower, instead "composite inflorescence" is used, an inflorescence is a way in which the flower is arranged on the plant! They are considered false flowers because we see something big and yellow, but the real flowers are tiny, like "the sunflower"(4)🌷🍁
En esta planta no hay una flor "verdadera" en cambio se utiliza "inflorescia compuesta" una inflorescencia es una forma en como la flor se dispone en la planta! son consideradas falsa flor porque vemos algo grande y amarillo pero las verdaderas flores son minusculas tipo "el girasol"(4)💐🌻🌻
This plant has "yellow flowers", it is of the "perennial" type! this specimen was not sexually mature and therefore lacked a flower, I was able to cut it to observe the accessories of the flower!(1)🌲📚
Esta planta tiene "flores amarillas", es del tipo "perenne"! este ejemplar no era sexualmente maduro y por tanto carecia de flor, pude cortar para observar los accesorios de la flor!(1)🤔🧠
Unlike the other cuts here we can clearly see a "green" color this is due to the presence of type A chlorophyll that produces the green color in the leaves! they store energy "from our sun".😮😮🌲
A diferencia de los otros cortes aqui podemos ver claramente un color "verde" esto se debe a presencia de clorofila de tipo A que produce el color verde en las hojas! almacenan energia a "partir de nuestro sol".💚💚💥
Arbutus unedo🙇♂️🌷🧠📚
Unlike the previous plant, this is a "shrub" and is grouped in the "Ericaceae" family, as you can see its fruits that have three types of green colors (immature); yellow (medium-ripe), red (ripe) If you don't live in the Mediterranean then it's the first time you see its fruit! and it is quite large, being able to measure almost "10 meters"(7)💛💚💖
A diferencia de la planta anterior esta es un "arbusto" y esta agrupada en la familia "Ericaceae", como puedes ver llama la atencion sus frutos que tienen tres tipos de colores verde (inmaduro); amarilla (medio-maduro), roja (madura) Si no vives en el mediterraneo entonces es primera vez que ves su fruto! y es bastante grande pudiendo medir casi "10 metros"(7)🍒🍒🌼🌺
Its trunk is characteristic for being "reddish" in color and "presenting some scales", the plant grows abundantly in "mixed" forests here in Portugal it can be seen in almost the entire territory! it has good strength and can withstand the "1200 meters high".(7)🤔😮
Su tronco es caracteristico por ser de un color "rojizo" y "presentar algunas escamas", la planta crece en abundancia en bosques "mixtos" aqui en Portugal puede ser vista en casi todo el territorio! tiene una buena resistencia y puede soportar los "1200 metros de altura".(7)🧠👨🏫
I wanted to do an experiment to be able to compare the tissues of the fruit in its three phases of maturation including the seed! you can see the (pods) where the seeds are formed, in the center the parenchyma which in this case, as with all fruit, is of the (reserve) type and we see the outer layer of the fruit, which are those "harmless spines"🤯🌲🧠🍒
Quise hacer un experimiento para poder comparar los tejidos de la fruta en sus tres fases de maduracion incluyendo la semilla! puedes ver las (vainas) donde se forman las semillas, en el centro el parenquima que en este caso como de toda fruta es de tipo (reserva) y vemos la capa externa de la fruta que son aquellas "espinas inofensivas"👨🏫🕵️♂️
It was not easy at all to make the cut to observe the external tissue of the seed called (seminal coat), it is the outermost layer of the seed and has some vital functions such as protection, water absorption and also allows dispersion!(9)🔬
No fue nada facil hacer el corte para observar el tejido externo de las semilla llamado (cubierta seminal), es la capa mas externa de la semilla y tiene algunas funciones vitales como proteccion, absorcion de agua y tambien permite dispersion!(9)👨🏫👨💻
Here we see a cross section of the seed and as you can see the seed has its differentiated tissues, we clearly see the difference between an immature fruit and one in a more mature phase! I wonder how it will look in the ripe fruit?😮😮
Aqui vemos un corte transversal de la semilla y como puedes ver la semilla tiene sus tejidos diferenciados, claramente vemos la diferencia de una fruta inmadura con una en una fase mas madura! me pregunto es como se vera en el fruto maduro?🤔🧠🕵️♂️
The fruit can measure up to "40mm" it has five "locules" or place where the seed grows, which in total can be five!(7)😮🤯
El fruto puede llegar a medir hasta "40mm" presenta cinco "loculos" o lugar donde crece la semilla que en total pueden ser cinco!(7) 📚
If we look at the outer tissue of the seed we see some small scratches, clearly the seed has acquired its mature form and is ready to be dispersed! for this to happen it must be ingested by a dispersing animal and the gastric juice will corrode the external tissue but not enough to destroy it! subsequently the micropyle is exposed, which is a hole where the plant comes out!📚🤯🕵️♂️
Si vemos el tejido externo de la semilla vemos unas pequeñas rayas, claramente la semilla ha adquirido su forma madura y esta lista para ser dispersada! para que esto ocurra debe ser ingerida por un animal dispersor y el jugo gastrico va a corroer el tejido externo pero no lo suficiente para destruirla! posteriormente se expone el micropilo que es un agujero donde sale la planta! 🍃🌷🌱🌱
the leaves are "lanceolate" in the form of a saw! they are green and like Carlina corymbosa it is also an inflorescence! There were no flowers so I have no way to show them!(7)🔬🕵️♂️
las hojas son "lanceoladas" en forma de sierra! son verdes y al igual que Carlina corymbosa tambien es una inflorescencia! no habian flores por tanto no tengo como mostrarles!(7)🍃🍃
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Due to the scientific nature of the post I had to go through many bibliographical sources to identify various tissues so I used direct citations using "" to designate what was extracted from the sources! / The characteristics of the plants were mostly taken from WIKIPEDIA!!, when no source is used, it is knowledge acquired from my profession as an M.Sc in Animal Ecology.👨🏫🛑❗
