Eurasian watermilfoil
Myriophyllum spicatum
NOT FOUND by OOB_ewmilfoil12009-06-02
Old Orchard Beach
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Field Notes
We are outside at Miliken mills pond and are having a break from regular school.
The problems we ran into were using the weed weasel and keeping track of all things we came with.
Its smells like a dead animal in the hot savanna wasting away, I see lushes green trees all around, murky brown water at my feet. I hear the sweet chirping of small birds and the monotonous sound of mosquitos buzzing in circles around my head.
Supporting Evidence
This plant has leaved edges that are fork divided and are not 1-3cm apart.
Branches are not feather divided, and the plant has less than enough whirls to classify it as Eurasian watermilfoil.
Plant was submerged, but the amount of whirls did not add up and that and the stem was not a brown type color.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?:
I think I did not find it
Scientific name:
Myriophyllum spicatumCommon name:
Eurasian watermilfoil
Count of individuals:
Coverage:
Reproduction:
How big is it?:
Is it male or female?:
Sampling method:
Just looking around
Net
Trap
Weed weasel
Place Studied
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Latitude:
N 43.543060 °
Longitude:
W -70.396550 °
Observation Site Information
Name:
OOB_ewmilfoil1's visit to Milliken Mills Pond 1
Habitat:
Freshwater - In a pond or lake
Trip Information
Name:
Milliken Mills Pond 1
Trip date:
Tue, 2009-06-02 08:30
Town or city:
Old Orchard Beach
Type of investigation:
Species and Habitat Survey
Ecosystem:
Freshwater
Watershed:
Saco
Sampling Method:
Just looking around
Net
Trap
Weed weasel
Nearest waterbody:
Milliken Mills Pond
MIDAS Code:
6859
Habitat Observations
Species diversity:
27 different species
Evidence of vectors:
Dirt road
Walking trail
People
Water temperature:
16.3°C
pH:
Dissolved oxygen:
0.8mg/L
Comments
Feathers are not just for birds
Summer field season brings with it all kinds of unexpected challenges - mosquitos,sweaty heat and keeping track of gear and colleagues all add to the adventure. Your keen eye picked up on the forked leaves of the plant, which is a great way to tell if you have eurasian milfoil or not. The ruler in your photo helped with scale reference too. The whorl pattern though does actually match that of eurasian milfoil, so this piece of evidence is a bit less on the mark than your other notes - although good for you to look a that in your observation. Thank goodness it wasn't milfoil and I hope the weed weasel cooperates better next time.