Rosa multiflora was NOT FOUND
Today is October 27, 2009. We were all happy because we think that we will find something new. We see grass and leaves covering the ground, a few small leaves sticking up about 1 foot apart from each other. I hear wind rustling through the trees around the outside of our quadrant. I can smell a slight scent of sap and the dry chalky smell of the tree bark. We were surprised we didn't find any invasive species because our quadrant is covered with plants that don't look native and stick out, also they are everywhere.
The leaves are compound palmate unlike the rambler rose's compound pinnate leaves. Also, the leaves are reddish instead of shiny green
There's not any curved thorns and there is too many skinny based thorns to be a rambler rose.
The plant is not bushy and isn't 3 meters tall and it looks fully grown
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Nicely done!
Your field notes are full of interesting details, well done. Your description of the smells and sounds in your quadrat help the reader understand more about the day and area of your investigation. Having information about the place that a plant is growing can be very valuable when we are trying to learn more about the plant.
Your evidence photos and written evidence all tie together nicely and were well chosen to prove that the plant that you were investigating was not the one that you were looking for. Using a ruler to show the scale of the leaves of the plant that you were investigating is a great technique. Do you think that you could use the evidence that you have collected to try to identify the plant that you were investigating? What resources could you use to identify this plant?
I like the way your pictures
I like the way your pictures look they all go to some sort of detail. This is a good article. It really goes along with the tittle. You did a great job, and i look forward to seeing more of your work and articles for the rosa mutiflora