Invasive SpeciesPurple loosestrife

Lythrum salicaria
NOT FOUND by Yamahamas
2010-08-24
East Waterboro
ID Confirmed
Quality checked by Shane C.
Peer reviewed by Shane C.
Field Notes
A sketch of our study site.
During our time outside, I found out that there were no invasive plants in our research Quadrat. We were really surprised that we didn't find any invasive plants such as Purple Loosestrife or Japaneze Knotweed. Some questions that we ran into were, Is it Purple Loosestrife? Are there any ways to stop the spreading of these plants? Also, while we were out there we smelled wet pine, saw a lot of damp trees, and we heard birds chirping.
Supporting Evidence
Photo of my evidence.
The plant that we found has alternate leaves and the P.L has opposite leaves.
Photo of my evidence.
Our plant does not have leaves in whorls of three.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?: 
I think I did not find it
Scientific name:
Lythrum salicaria
Common name:
Purple loosestrife
Sampling method: 
Quadrat (user-placement)
Photo of our sampling method.
Place Studied
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Latitude: 
N 43.575200 °
Longitude: 
W -70.705300 °
Observation Site Information
A photo of our study site.
Name:
Yamahamas's visit to East Waterboro Pond Edge
Habitat: 
Upland - Forest
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: 
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