Slender naiad
Najas flexilis
NOT FOUND by InvGalileoBaxter2009-10-22
Portland, ME
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Field Notes
Today I am happy because it is an early release Wednesday. Some things I saw at the pond were trees changing colors a birch tree fallen down into the pond, stores across the street (forest avenue) a trail that leads back into the woods, there is more growth on one side of the pond. I hear traffic on forest avenue next to me. I smell what I think of as "Fall", a nutty dead leaft kind of smell. One thing I am surprised about is that I didnt find more trash, Some problems I ran into was that everyone was really loud and that it took forever to get to the pond.
Supporting Evidence
The plant that we found has long leaves that are layered and the plant that we are looking far has thin branches and leaves.
The slender naiad is 3 meters long and ours is one half the size 1 and a half meters long
Our specimen is layered and the slender naiad is not.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?:
I think I did not find it
Scientific name:
Najas flexilisCommon name:
Slender naiad
Count of individuals:
Coverage:
Reproduction:
How big is it?:
Is it male or female?:
Sampling method:
Weed weasel
Place Studied
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Latitude:
N 43.676480 °
Longitude:
W -70.287700 °
Observation Site Information
Name:
InvGalileoBaxter's visit to Pond in Baxter Woods, Portland, ME (Galileo)
Habitat:
Freshwater - In a pond or lake
Trip Information
Name:
Pond in Baxter Woods, Portland, ME (Galileo)
Trip date:
Thu, 2009-10-22 13:25
Town or city:
Portland, ME
Type of investigation:
Species and Habitat Survey
Ecosystem:
Freshwater
Watershed:
Presumpscot
Sampling Method:
Just looking around
Net
Trap
Weed weasel
Nearest waterbody:
MIDAS Code:
Habitat Observations
Species diversity:
5 different species
Evidence of vectors:
Walking trail
Water temperature:
6.8°C
pH:
7.0
Dissolved oxygen:
5.0mg/L
Comments
Smelling fall
I know exactly what you mean when you say that it smells like fall. Nice description of something that's really hard to describe!
I agree that you did not find slender naiad. Your evidence supports your claim nicely. Looking at your evidence photos, I think you may have found the stalk of a cattail. What do you think?