Purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
NOT FOUND by mirving2009-09-15
Washburn
ID Confirmed
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Field Notes
I am happy because it looks like there is no purple loostrife in our area. We smelled fall in the air. We saw geese in the pond and a dry area with lots of weeds and trees.
Supporting Evidence
We looked for blade shaped leaves 6-10 cm long covered in tiny soft hairs. The leaves are arranged oppositely or in whorls of 3. What we found was a leaf arranged in alternating patterns.
The petals of the flowers we saw were purple just like the loostrife, and they also had 5 petal.
The deciding factor that we did not have it was the fact that the stem was not square, nor did it have the little hairs.
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:
Just looking around
Place Studied
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Latitude:
N 46.470000 °
Longitude:
W -68.090000 °
Observation Site Information
Name:
mirving's visit to Mill Pond Field
Habitat:
Upland - Field
Trip Information
Name:
Mill Pond Field
Trip date:
Tue, 2009-09-15 12:40
Town or city:
Washburn
Type of investigation:
Species Survey
Ecosystem:
Upland
Watershed:
Aroostook
Sampling Method:
Just looking around
Nearest waterbody:
Washburn Mill Pond
Comments
Good job with the ID.
Good job with the ID. Noticing how plants are different from eachother is the first step to identification.
Keep your eyes open! Great job.
Purple plus!
Great supporting evidence. I'm glad to see that you looked closely at the leaves and stem, and weren't swayed by the flower similarities!