Phenology is the study of the timing of life cycle events in plants and animals. In other words, studying the environment to figure out how animals know when it is time to hibernate, and what ‘calendar’ or ‘clock’ plants use to begin flowering, leafing or reproducing.
The Plant Ecology lab at NDSU is conducting a research study of local plant phenology and we need your help. Our goal is to identify the first day of flowering for over 100 wild plant species in the Fargo-Moorhead area for the purposes of understanding phenological shifts in the local flora.
List of study species in Fargo-Moorhead area
If you see any of the above in flower within a twenty mile radius of Fargo-Moorhead, please let us know by filling out an online form! And don’t forget to check back often for records of local phenological events!