STEM trailblazer BIOS URBAN BIOLOGIST F KARI CORNELL Lerner Publications Minneapolis
Chapter 1 88 sees Martyrs Park in South Memphis Tennessee would have had many plants for Danielle to comb through on her search for four leaf clovers FINDING FOUR LEAF CLOVERS L anielle Lee remembers her childhood summers well She spent most of her time in the parks of South Memphis Tennessee To keep her busy Danielle's mother sent her on scavenger hunts One hunt was for a four leaf clover That's
r it took Danielle spent the rest of the summer crawling around searching for four leaf clovers Danielle soon knew what clues would lead her to places clover might be growing First she looked across the lawn She looked for bees buzzing near the ground Those bees led her to patches of clover The bees pollinated the white sweet smelling flowers Then her search began in earnest She sorted through each clover by hand Gently she bent the stems to count the leaves There are about 240 different species of clover plants The leaves grow in clusters of three to six
