Purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
NOT FOUND by 41cr222011-09-06
E. Waterboro
ID Confirmed
Quality checked by pparent
Peer reviewed by 41hl14
Field Notes
Filed Notes
The following years classes has found Purple Loosestrife but there’s only one plant so far. What our class mission is to see if Purple Loosestrife on campus. We are trying to prove if Purple Loosestrife spread. The way will prove this is to study the area we choose and make shore there’s no Purple Loosestrife. The temperature was warm, the sun was beating down on us. Outside it was very wet, some peoples feet got really wet. During our time outside we did not find Purple Loosestrife. We did find an instresting bug. The wing speed on day two was . E knots the temperature was 28.5 degrees C. The humidity percent was 46%, the due point was 15.9 degrees. We had Japanese Betlails eating the plant we choose to look at.
Supporting Evidence
This photo is an example of evidence of the leaf arrangement.This plant that we have it's leaf arrangement is whorled.Purple Loosestrife leaf arrangement is opposite.That is one thing that proves that this plant is not Purple Loosestrife.
This evidence photo shows the leaf edge of the plant we found.The plant that we choose was toothed which is not the same as Purple Loosestrife. Purple Loosestrife has a smooth edge and it has no spikes at all unless a bug or animal ate it.This is a big piece of evidence to prove this is not Purple Loosestrife.
The final evidence photo is the steam.The plant we found it's steam is round Purple Loosestrife is not.Purple Loosestrife steam is square and the plant we found do not.That is my evidence to prove Purple Loosestrife is not here.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?:
I think I did not find it
Scientific name:
Lythrum salicariaCommon name:
Purple loosestrife
Sampling method:
Quadrat (user-placement)
Place Studied
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Latitude:
N 43.581280 °
Longitude:
W -70.702987 °
Observation Site Information
Habitat:
Freshwater - On a wetland
Trip Information
Name:
Massabesic Middle School Pond Area 2011
Trip date:
Tue, 2011-09-06 16:29
Town or city:
E. Waterboro
Type of investigation:
Species and Habitat Survey
Ecosystem:
Upland
Watershed:
Saco
Habitat Observations
Species diversity:
5 different species
Evidence of vectors:
Paved road
Walking trail
People
Construction
Tree canopy cover:
Soil moisture:
Moist
Comments
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