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Originally Posted by Harry174  Simon looked at the Professor and smiled. "I'd use something as bait and if the plant attacked it I'd know it was dangerous." Simon laughed, he wasn't saying what or who he would use though, because he didn't want to get into trouble, he wanted to be able to say he got through a lesson without being told off. Seren raised an eyebrow at Simon. Merlin what was with this kid today? Slytherin eating plants, and now using 'something' as bait. She didn't give him an answer... nope... She just gave him that look. The kind of look that said - I know what your thinking, stop it! Quote:
Originally Posted by Magical Soul Louisa gulped down the food and pondered, "I'd look at the shape of the plant and its smell. The outer characteristics in general." She said after raising her hand and her eyes automatically looked at Enya next to see what she's got for this question. Since, you know, the other girl was as far away from studying as Louisa was far from being blond.
"Yes, shape is very good... often the shape of the leaves, and the height of the plant can help us identify what it is." Quote:
Originally Posted by Miss Evi3e <3 Enya began to tap her fingers against the desk in Boredom, she was tempted to take another cupcake as they were so nice but instead took a cup of tea. Mmm, warm tea. Taking a sip she looked sideways at Louisa and leant over to her to whisper, "Surprised to see me?" She asked
"You'd look at the leaves and the appearance of the plant" She said turning back to face the professor. "Yes, good! the leaves can tell us a lot about the plant!" Quote:
Originally Posted by nogoodforyou Well, Helena would definitely check if the plant was a human eating one. She had no idea how, but that's what she'd check first.
"I'd look for thorns or... spiky things. I mean... something that's dangerous and visible, if that makes sense." It kind of did, for her at least. Because there could be some poisonous plants if eaten, or something like that. Right? "Good Miss Hopkins! yes the presence of spikes, thorns or even fangs can help us identify the plant and its nature." Quote:
Originally Posted by Roselyn Hmmm...flower smell in here...
That didn't make her start to feel sleepy or anything. O_O
Yet, she was determined to stay awake! There was no way she was going to fall asleep in Herbology class. That was strictly reserved for Divination only. Maybe if she got one of those cupcakes and, poked it with her quill, that would make her stay awake. Yush. "Perhaps the color and the way the plant moves, if it moves at all." she suggested. Some plants move weird. Like that flitterbloom. "Very good Miss Flores, colur is indeed an important factor when idetifying plants, and is espcially useful when looking at flowers specifically." Quote:
Originally Posted by elllla_Wtwins Pushing her empty tea cup aside, Thea wiped her mouth. 'You could look at the plants' leaves or petals.' She took a small bite of her cupcake. Nom !'You could also look at the characteristics of the plant.' Thea smiled. Like her Tingling Tambourines she had planted for the homework! Seren clapped her hands together, "Yes yes, excellent answer. leaves, petals are all good indicators based on their shape and colour." Quote:
Originally Posted by Trish Penny wasn't sure of how to identify, but she did remember her grandad telling her years ago "Professor, my grandad always said '"never eat anything red that grows wild, red means danger..red your dead"" Seren smiled at the young Hufflepuff. "Very good, yes colour is often a good indicator or what sort of dangers the pant may possess. Though this is not always the case... flowers are naturally colourful though are not often dangerous. Wild strawberries are also an example of this...." Yep wild strawberries were red and grew in the wild... they weren't dangerous at all. Unless you ate too much, then you risked getting a tummy ache. Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetpinkpixie Kurumi really didn't know too much about identifying plants, and whatever she did know was directly related to flower arranging practices that her mother had pounded into her head. She searched her memory for something, so small connection that she could make between the two. "What sort of flower the plant has," Kurumi said after a few moments with her hand up. "Or, if not a flower what other sort of reproductive structure the plant has." Strangely enough, flowere were the reproductive structure. Wait...is that why someone had mentioned...naw, never mind. Storks delivered babies, everyone knew that. "For example, some flowers have a plate, cup, or bell shaped feature like daffodils where as others seem a bit more one dimensional and just have a face like orchids. Plants like ferns will not have flowers, but spores instead."
Were they going to identify flowers again like they had done in Divination? Kurumi hadn't minded that assignment too much...but Kurumi was getting a bit nervous with suggestions from her fellow students that were somewhere along the lines of 'if the plant eats you or not.' No man-eating plant please! "Very good Miss Hollingberry, yes the shape of the flower itself is a strong identifying factor." Quote:
Originally Posted by MagicGlitter Ariella raised her hand. She was glad to be learning more about plant, but it seemed like most of her classes for the past few weeks always had something to do with them. Luckily, her mother loved to garden and had explained to her all about them. "I would look at the flower of the plant. If there wasn't a flower or some sort of blossom, I would study the plant's movement and color." It seemed like everyone was saying the same things. "Yes, very good, all important factors."
Right... board.
With another flick of her wand, the blackboard began to add more words to their list. Quote:
Originally Posted by Blackboard Identification; dangers/cautions, properties/uses, general interest.
What do we look at when we identify plants?
Leaf shape
Size – height, width etc.
Spikes, thorns, fangs etc.
Colour – plant, petals etc.
Movement
Reproductive structure
Flower shape – bell, plate, cup etc.
Nuts/berries – shape, size, colour etc.
Bark – colour, shape, texture etc.
Root System – size, colour, level of exposure etc.
Cautions "Now you've all mentioned some really good identification factors... but we missed a few. The colour, shape and size of a plants berries and nuts are also telling factors of what they are. Particularly the berries."
Turning to the board again breifly to indicate that she had written all this up... "Then the bark, and root system of the plant - because trees and strubs don't always have flowers, so we can look at the barks texture, colour and shape as well." Though it often didn't seem like it... there were differences between bark.
"The root system of the plant can also help you identify what it is, again this is more relevant to trees and shrubs. Butress roots and exsposed roots are particularly useful to be abel to identify." "So now we've already established that the colour of a plant or even the berries can indicate to us that it may be poisonous, though this is not always the case, it is usually better to be safe than sorry. So what other cautions should we be aware of when dealing with plants - including shrubs, trees and aquatic flora." OOC: Same as before, please note only ONE aspect, so that other people have options to consider. Feel free to be creative.
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