Burning bush
Euonymus alatus
NOT FOUND by 61rh142011-10-11
E. Waterboro
ID Confirmed
Quality checked by 61qk15
Peer reviewed by pparent
Field Notes
The question is what are the plants in the campus? Last year they searched the wood area of our campus and identified plants now this year we are investigating the swamp area to find out if the plants in the wood area are also in the swamp. This plant that I am identifying has reddish green leaves on it with red-brown stems that are smooth with no hairs on them it is about 32 cm tall and has these little buds on them that look like they could open up and turn into a flower in the spring or summer the leaves are really smooth on the top of the leaf and on the bottom of the leaf. It has 2-8 buds on the top of each plant. lat43.584901 long -70.702588 elev 99 m It was found on a dry spot but was around a little mucky area.The leaves are a oval shape and are arranged opposite it was fine after the first frost but it is now dying from the cold weather the leaves are 1-4 cm long and a quarter of a cm to a cm wide. The stem is very flexible but hard. Waterboro Maine by Massabesic Middle School. I have some questions about what kinda plant it is because I haven't seen any plants in this area with little cone like thing on the top of the plant and I also want to know if it is invasive or not.
Supporting Evidence
The plant that have found is 1-4 centimeters long and as you can see in this picture the leaves are red and have some spaces where they are a bit green. The leaves are about 1-2 centimeters wide but some are half a centimeter. A Burning Bush has 2 and a half-7 and a half centimeters long leaves which is far larger then this plants leaves.
In this picture you can see that the plant is pretty high off the ground and to be exact it is 32 centimeters of the ground from the start of the stem to the very top. Most of the leaves at the bottom are green but towards the top it turns to red. The thing this picture doesn't show is that this plant dies when it starts to turn to winter. A Burning Bush grows to be over 120 centimeters tall which is more then double the size of this plant
This plant has 2- 12 little bud things on the top of each stem and they are a cone shape. They aren't flowers and most plants don't have red cones on the top also in the background you can see the leaves and they are opposite whorled. A Burning Bush does not have little cones on the top of it and the leaves can be opposite to sub opposite.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?:
I think I did not find it
Scientific name:
Euonymus alatusCommon name:
Burning bush
Count of individuals:
1-10
Coverage:
Reproduction:
Sampling method:
Just looking around
Place Studied
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Latitude:
N 43.584901 °
Longitude:
W -70.702588 °
Observation Site Information
Name:
61rh14's visit to Pond Area Biodiversity Study
Habitat:
Freshwater - On a wetland
Trip Information
Name:
Pond Area Biodiversity Study
Trip date:
Tue, 2011-10-11 08:13
Town or city:
E. Waterboro
Type of investigation:
Species and Habitat Survey
Ecosystem:
Upland
Watershed:
Saco
Sampling Method:
Just looking around
Nearest waterbody:
Little Ossipee Pond
Habitat Observations
Species diversity:
5 different species
Evidence of vectors:
Paved road
Walking trail
People
Tree canopy cover:
Soil moisture:
Moist
Comments
great job
You found a lot of details in your plant and you did a great comparison to burning bush. It is a real challenge to identify a plant. You collected a lot of data. Maybe another look this spring will show a characteristic that will help you identify it. I hope you are right and it is not Burning bush. You provided some great evidence to support your case.
Thanks
Thank you