Red maple
Acer rubrum
FOUND by Blue12012-10-19
Dover-Foxcrot, ME
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Field Notes
Supporting Evidence
The stems of the leaves are red, so is the whole leaf.
The bark has little red streaks in it.
The leaves have the usual star like shape.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?:
I think I found it
Scientific name:
Acer rubrumCommon name:
Red maple
Count of individuals:
10-20
Coverage:
3/4 - Completely covered
Reproduction:
Vegetative structures (plants)
Sampling method:
Quadrat (user-placement)
Place Studied
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Latitude:
N 45.193690 °
Longitude:
W -69.228940 °
Observation Site Information
Habitat:
Upland - Forest
Trip Information
Name:
SeDoMoCha Campus
Trip date:
Fri, 2012-10-19 21:52
Town or city:
Dover-Foxcrot, ME
Type of investigation:
Species and Habitat Survey
Ecosystem:
Upland
Watershed:
Piscataquis
Habitat Observations
Species diversity:
7 different species
Evidence of vectors:
Dirt road
Walking trail
People
Recent disturbance
Tree canopy cover:
3/4 - Completely covered
Soil moisture:
Moist
Comments
study site photo
At first i was confused what the plant was. Finally i found out that you guys were looking at a tree. Mabey next time u guys could take pictures with out people in them pictures of the tree or plant.
I!m confused because the top
I!m confused because the top picture looks like red maple and the bottom picture looks like sugar maple. The bottom picture shows c-shaped lobe axilla, although the leaf is a bit ragged. Also, the color of that leaf is more characteristic of
Sugar maple. Could you have leaves from 2 diff. trees?
great job! although I would
great job! although I would include more information. Like the feeling of the leaf or the 5 senses. This is nice work though!
red maple
where did u find it we could not:Green3