Purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
NOT FOUND by TeamTwilight2010-08-24
East Waterboro
ID Confirmed
Quality checked by Period 4 class
Peer reviewed by TeamEdward
Field Notes
Most of our team was happy, all but one. We said that we were all smelling the same things like Soil,and mulch.We could hear the other kids that were around us but, not much. We could see the mulch and soil and some dead plants that had come off of the plant next to it. We think the only thing we could not see was bugs and plants that were not dead. No questions because we know why we could not find anything we needed like, purple loosestrife or bugs this time of year.
Supporting Evidence
The leaves are toothed and are supposed to be smooth.
The leaves are 3cm and are supposed to be 6 to 10cm long.
The stem is round and should be square.
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 (randomized- placement)
Place Studied
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Latitude:
N 43.818890 °
Longitude:
W -70.700000 °
Observation Site Information
Name:
TeamTwilight's visit to East Waterboro Pond Edge
Habitat:
Freshwater - In a developed area
Trip Information
Name:
East Waterboro Pond Edge
Trip date:
Tue, 2010-08-24 10:02
Town or city:
East Waterboro
Type of investigation:
Species Survey
Ecosystem:
Freshwater
Watershed:
Saco
Sampling Method:
Nearest waterbody:
Little Ossipee Lake
MIDAS Code:
Comments
No need for loosetrife!
Investigating for invasive plants is an important task, thank you for your observations. You have some descriptive and interesting information in your field notes, I am curious to know if the plants that looked dead were actually dead or changing their appearance because of the changing seasons. Where you also investigating for insects in your quadrat? Are you aware of any invasive insects that are in Maine?
Keep practicing with the camera, a clear photo can be very important when you are trying to prove to others that something is or is not what you are looking for. Try using the macro mode to focus on small objects at a close distance. Nice job with your photograph of the stem of the plant that you were investigating. Sometimes it is difficult to demonstrate the shape of an object with a photograph from a side view, you might consider sketching the stem to better demonstrate it's shape.