Miscellaneous
Wetlands in popculture
Spectacular plants
Lakes
WERL associates
100
Wetlands currently cover _____ percent of the land in the 48 contiguous states.
5.5
100
Singer-songwriter who said " Life was a willow and it bent right to your wind".
Taylor Swift
100
The leaves of this species can be made into tea to treat colds or aid digestion.
Mentha arvensis
100
Three lakes that are managed by UT FFSL as sovereign lands.
Great Salt Lake, Utah Lake, Bear Lake
100
Person of large stature still appears small in a stand of Phragmites!
Chad
200
According to one source, _____ is identified as the greatest obstacle for recovering the endangered June Sucker in Utah Lake.
Carp
200
Delia Owens's 2018 novel, set in a North Carolina marsh with a "marsh girl" protagonist
Where the Crawdads Sing
200
A weed with flashy purple flowers that is a popular European folk remedy for diarrhea.
Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
200
While culturally recognized as algae, actually a type of bacteria, getting their name from their distinct light blue color.
cyanobacteria
200
Math and chemistry tutor in a past life
Jes
300
Meme that has been hanging on the white board in the lab alcove for 3+ years now.
300
A carnivorous plant (that can be found in some wetlands with nutrient poor soil) was featured in this 1986 film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QETfA9_b7wM
Little Shop of Horrors
300
The dried piths of this plant family were used to make a type of candle known as a rushlight.
Juncaceae
300
This river accounts for 42% of Utah Lake's outflow
Jordan River
300
Person who focused on the effects of phylogenetic and functional diversity on resistance to background invaders!
Adrienne
400
Successful biocontrol for an invasive tree that armors riverbanks and contributes to stream channelization in the west.
Tamarisk leaf beetle
400
Featured in Netflix's "Homegame" docuseries, a race where the vehicle is a water buffalo and the track is a ________.
400
Edible shoots, roots, and flowering part of this species are a hit, if cooked correctly!
Cattails
400
Seen in Utah lake in the early 1900s, descriptions include being reptilian with an alligator's head, to being seal-like.
Lake monster
400
Person that enjoys physical labor and is an expert tinfoil wrapper of germination trays!
Sage
500
Name of seed bible author and Tiger King breakout star.
Carol Baskin
500
Netflix television show showcasing teens & unlimited drama in a North Carolina coastal town with tidal marshes.
Outer Banks
500
The seeds, when chewed, have miracle berry effect!
Rocky mountain bee plant
500
When digging a soil pit around GSL, you may find a layer of what looks like perfectly round, shiny sand grains. These are brine shrimp fecal pellets or other mineral fragments, which over time have become coated with concentric layers of calcium carbonate.
Oolites
500
Person with 433 followers on twitter!
Karin