Oriental bittersweet
Celastrus orbiculatus
NOT FOUND by Spaztastics2011-10-21
Trenton
ID Confirmed
Quality checked by Nitelites
Peer reviewed by Spaztastics
Field Notes
We are happy because we are working outside. We see green leaves and the school, hear cars and birds and smell sap and the woods. We are surprised by what we didn't find because we thought we had more plants than this in Maine.
Supporting Evidence
The leaf for Oriental Bittersweet is oval. On the plant we found, the leaves were the closest to palmate.
The stem for the Oriental Bittersweet is a vine that is twisted around. Our plant has a round and smooth stem.
Oriental Bittersweet has berries on it’s vines but the plant we found had no sign of berries.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?:
I think I did not find it
Scientific name:
Celastrus orbiculatusCommon name:
Oriental bittersweet
Sampling method:
Quadrat (user-placement)
Place Studied
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Latitude:
N 44.455060 °
Longitude:
W -68.370410 °
Observation Site Information
Habitat:
Upland - Developed areas
Trip Information
Name:
Trenton Elementary School October
Trip date:
Fri, 2011-10-21 12:21
Town or city:
Trenton
Type of investigation:
Species and Habitat Survey
Ecosystem:
Upland
Watershed:
Union River
Habitat Observations
Species diversity:
6 different species
Evidence of vectors:
Walking trail
People
Tree canopy cover:
Between 1/2 and 3/4
Soil moisture:
Saturated
Comments
Congratulations!
Congratulations on getting your data published!
Your pictures are clear and the statements that go with each make clear comparisons with the plant you found and what you were looking for.
The data you have collected is valuable. I hope you continue to look around and make observations.
Nice job but when you take a
Nice job but when you take a picture make sure the the camera is focused ;)
great pictures people :) A
great pictures people :) A bit unclear though in evidence three picture, but that's it, you did great and thoroughly explained, nice job and keep it up :)
Thanks!!
Thank you!!! We were not quite sure how to write some of the evidence statements. But thank you.
Great Job=)
Great job in the descriptions with the pictures.
Good pictures
The photos are great and I hope you can find more evidence just like you did. :)
Thank you! We tried really
Thank you! We tried really hard to get good pictures and write clear statements. I guess it worked! We will keep on trying!
Nice Pics
Nice clear photos and evidence. The site picture does a really good job of showing the surroundings.
Photos
Spaztastics,
Make sure that when you take your photos that you don't have people in them. You had very strong evidence. Good job!
Spaztastics: Nice proof and
Spaztastics:
Nice proof and great clear picture of the plant that you found. Try to get a little better picture of the site that you guys worked in.
Thanks!
Thanks!! We will try to get a good study site photo next time!!
spaz
Nice proof, Spaztastics! I agree that you did not find Oriental bittersweet. This is a spaztastic observation!
Thank you for looking. It's important that you keep looking. Did you know that a citizen scientist "BlueHillGardener" has been looking close by and has documented a lot of Oriental bittersweet? Go to the VS map and check out where she has found Oriental bittersweet and see how close it is to your study spot.
So how many plants do you think we have in Maine? How could you find out?
Thank you!!
Thank you so much for the information about BlueHillGardener!! Our group will look at that!!