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Size of the fungi varied between the size of a human index finger and less than half of the index finger, approx. 1-6 inches. Color was primarily white there were some shades of red that did appear but not very much. However, there were other trees in the area that had a similar fungi and had more red than white. Shapes were irregular and circular like.

This fungi was mainly found on trees as well as anything that was wood or bark. They grew all over from the bottom to the top of the trees. There were some that appeared flat in appearance while others had some sort of bumps in their appearance. As mentioned there were trees with the similar fungi that had more shade of red than white, there were variations in the shade of red where there were some that were very light and some that were a darker shade of red.

This fungi's habitat was in Tampa Lettuce Lake Park. In the forested part of the habitat where there was more moisture in the area.

Reference: Atlas of Florida Plants

Visual Description: This fern had spores underneath its leaves. It was growing low to the ground and in a bush like formation along with other ferns. For the most part the stems grew horizontally to the ground. The leaves are a mix of dark green and bright green, with the stems between brown and green colors. Each stem was no more than 3 feet long

Defining Characteristics: This organism is a seedless vascular plant. This is shown by the spores underneath the leaves, which indicate that this plant is a fern.

Habitat: Ferns typically grow near water or marsh like areas. This plant was growing next to a pond in Cypress Creek Nature Preserve.

Reference: Maiden Fern Thelypteridaceae. URL: https://www.fnps.org/plant/thelypteris-spp

The worm was found in the ground running towards the soil, after some gardening work. The organism was approximately 7 to 10 cm long and was ver agitated until it came in contact with the soil and excavated its way back to under it.
The worm appeared to be wet-looking and shining, symmetrical, making it difficult to differentiate its head from the rest of its body, and seemed to be very flexible as it does not present a backbone.

Reference: Animal Biology Notes (bates.edu)

Visual Description: The mushroom was approximately 3 inches tall, with 2.5 inches in diameter in the cap. The cap displayed a brown-maroon color that was seemed very washed out not that dark. While the underside was more of a dirty white-brown color. Underneath the cap, there were small black spots that spread all around the stalk.
Characteristics: The observable cap and gills, define as fungi. The major parts of the fungi were very easy to identify, such as the stalk and gills.
Habitat: Organism was found on the ground, on soil, by varying plants and other mushrooms as well. It was found near an apartment complex next to a few trees and bushed. This organism can mostly be found in forests all over Europe, North America, and Asia which is defined by its "red-capped fruiting body". (Reinis Fischer).
Reference: Reinis Fischer. (2021). Forest mushrooms - penny bun & red-capped scaber stalk. Forest Mushrooms - Penny Bun & Red-Capped Scaber Stalk | Reinis Fischer. Retrieved October 20, 2021, from https://www.reinisfischer.com/forest-mushrooms-penny-bun-red-capped-scaber-stalk

Visual Description: Spanning a large side of a tree trunk, it takes on a grayish-green color.

Defining Characteristics: This organism is a lichen. It is the symbiotic relationship between both a fungi and a green algae.

Habitat: This organism was found on this tree and many others in the area of Copeland Park, Tampa.

Reference: Consortium of North American Lichen Herbaria: Lepraria finkii. URL: https://lichenportal.org/cnalh/taxa/index.php?taxon=Lepraria+finkii&formsubmit=Search+Terms

Visual Description: This organism spread about 2 inches in length along this tree and displayed a faded green color. The edges appear to be rounded off in some areas, showing no symmetry. There are also noticeable folds in the organism, following the uneven surface of the tree bark.

Defining Characteristics: A defining characteristic of this organism would be that it is classified as a lichen. A lichen consists of a fungus involved in a symbiotic relationship with an alga. Their crusty appearance is also another indicator of their classification as a lichen, as they are closely attached to the substrate.

Habitat: This organism was found on a tree in Lettuce Park in Tampa, FL. It was in a dry area of the park and there were other trees in the same area that had the same organism growing on the bark. This lichen can be found in most terrestrial environments and many different climates.

Reference: https://eol.org/pages/6145

This seedless non-vascular plant was found in a heavily shaded area under large oak trees. The moss was growing on a piece of oak tree bark that had fallen on the oak leaf covered ground. The color of the moss is a vibrant green and the majority of the moss is short gametophytes with slightly taller sporophytes sparsely scatter across. The entire system of moss is no bigger than 5 inches. "This species forms large, conspicuous mats on the dry ground of shady pine flatwoods and oak hammocks," (Essig, 2012).
Essig, Frederick B. “Mosses of Central Florida 1. Leucobryum Albidum.” Mosses of Central Florida 1. Leucobryum Albidum, 6 Sept. 2012, http://botanyprofessor.blogspot.com/2012/09/mosses-of-central-florida-1-leucobryum.html?m=1.

The observation took place at 2:40pm and was located at the Violet Cury Natural Preserve. The lichen on the tree was also located next to other types of lichen. The tree itself was not near or touching any other plants. The lichen on the tree covered the majority of the trunk and the total height was not able to be determined. The lichen was a very light green and was very common on the trees in that area.

The observation took place at 2:47pm and was located at the Violet Cury Nature Preserve. This fern is a vascular seedless plant and was located next to a vast majority of other plants and was in the middle of the woods. Its leaves were not touching anything else, but its base was touching other plants located by it. The fern was about 1 foot tall and around 8 inches in diameter. The leaves were green while the stem was a reddish color which helped identify the fern. The fern leaves got smaller as the plant increased in hight.

This spider is protostome that was found sitting on the web it spun on a small tree near a swampy lake. Although this was a very small spider (hence the difficulty in taking a good quality picture) there are visible characteristics of brown / red color on the body of the spider and the legs of the spider are darker brown. This spider was about 1 cm long.

Reference: https://candidegardening.com/US/insects/7a47a8e0-a1ed-4f05-8f61-513f549d536c

This flower is the half size of index finger in case of its petals. It is red-yellow in color and there are some sort of a fuzz growing on its leaves. The size of the leaves are about 6 inches. The flower was growing from the ground up with each flower growing separately. There are some kind of hairy like substance which are red-brown coming out of the middle part of the flower. The plant habitat was in Saint Petersburg Weedon Island, in a dry flowering area.
Reference: Atlas of Florida Plants

This plant was seen in a forested, moist habitat. It is light green and its size is about two index finger which is approximately 12 inches. It is assumed to be a moss. It was located in Tampa lettuce lake park. It is a seedless non vascular plant. The appearance of this plant is hairy-like. It is growing on a dusty ground.
Reference: https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Results.aspx

This organism can be found across the world, typically on soil, over mosses, on bark in moderately shaded/dry areas. This organism is Lepraria finkii. It is a bright to light (sometimes grey) green color. The size varies depending on how much surface area it takes up. On this particular tree found at Cliff Stephens Park in Clearwater, Florida at about 5:40pm, the lichen covers a great amount of the tree so the size is fairly large. A key characteristic of this lichen is the eroded patches and the bubbly patches.

Resource: https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/19349/fluffy_dust_lichen.html

Visual Description:The moss was growing on the side of a palm tree facing the sun. It was a light green color and had fuzzy looking leaves and also star shaped features. It covered most of the tree and was intertwined with leaves from a different plant.

Defining characteristics:Living on the surface of the tree.
Habitat: in sunlight to be able to photosynthesize and on a tree as its substrate.
U.S. Forest Service(URL:https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/beauty/lichens/identification.shtml)