Invasive SpeciesMultiflora rose

Rosa multiflora
NOT FOUND by SpiderMonkeys
2010-08-24
East Waterboro
ID Confirmed
Quality checked by ForestExplorers2
Peer reviewed by Mr. Parent's period 5 science class
Field Notes
I am happy because we are out in the cool air observing nature. I see pine trees and other plants, I hear nothing, and I smell the pine trees. I am surprised by what I found because the plant that we are studying could only be found on the edge of the forest. Some of the questions and problems we have are, 1. Some of the people in our group were not participating, 2. Other groups were coming into our quadrat, and 3. Some of the pictures are blurry. We thought we might have the multiflora rose because on the plant we found the leaves are similar to the multiflora rose and the plant that we found has thorns.
Supporting Evidence
Photo of my evidence.
The leaves on the rosa multiflora are compound pinnate and the ones on our plant are not.
Photo of my evidence.
The thorns on the rosa multiflora are bigger than the ones on our plant.
Photo of my evidence.
The thorns on the rosa multiflora are hooked and the ones on our plant are not.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?: 
I think I did not find it
Scientific name:
Rosa multiflora
Common name:
Multiflora rose
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:
SpiderMonkeys's visit to East Waterboro Pond Edge
Habitat: 
Upland - Developed areas
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

Submitted by SpiderMonkeys on Mon, 2010-05-24 12:09.

Haven't been on here for a long time

This is still awesome you guys! haha well I hope you have a great summer and a happy new years. Great job spider monkeys! A-mazing :)

Submitted by Vector Inspector on Tue, 2009-11-10 10:24.

Whorled leaves

I see that you have ruled out rosa multiflora because the plant that you have found has a dissimilar leaf arrangement and leaf type. If you were interested in identifying the plant that you were investigating the whorled leaf arrangement shown in your first evidence photo would be a good starting point. Was there anything else about the plant that stood out to you as important (berries, flowers)?

It is good news that this invasive is not living in your school yard. Can you think of any reasons why it is important to look for invasive plants? Do you think that humans can contribute to the movement of invasives?

Your field notes are very descriptive, nice job. Sometimes our investigations do not go the way that we originally plan. I applaud you for persisting with your investigation despite distractions.

Submitted by SpiderMonkeys on Thu, 2009-11-19 12:03.

invasives

There were no berries or flowers on our plant. I think it is important to look for invasive species so that scientists can see how far and fast invasive species are spreading. Humans can definitely contribute to the movement of invasive species by finding out if there is invasive species in their area and helping by trying to slow them down.

Submitted by MiniMan on Fri, 2009-11-06 12:06.

Your pictures are cool and

Your pictures are cool and they go along with your title. I like how you choose to design your webpage. I really like it. Courtney is AWESOME!!!!!

Submitted by SpiderMonkeys on Mon, 2009-11-09 12:12.

thanks

thanks

Submitted by SpiderMonkeys on Mon, 2009-11-09 12:11.

Research

This is awesome research. Great job SpiderMonkeys.

Submitted by SpiderMonkeys on Fri, 2009-11-06 11:57.

AWSOME

This is the BOMB