Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
NOT FOUND by BlueHillGardener2012-09-08
Stonington
ID Confirmed
Quality checked by Kathy Burgess
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Field Notes
I have been exploring some of the trails in the area. This one is located in the Stonington-Deer Isle area and once harvested granite. The trails cut through weeded area and I wanted to see if any invasives were present. I did not find any instances on the three trails walked of invasive plants.
Supporting Evidence
There was no evidence of the typical thorns or zig-zag stems with oval shaped leaves on any of the plants spotted.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?:
I think I did not find it
Scientific name:
Berberis thunbergiiCommon name:
Japanese barberry
Sampling method:
Just looking around
Place Studied
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Latitude:
N 44.156111 °
Longitude:
W -68.666667 °
Observation Site Information
Habitat:
Coastal - Rocky intertidal
Trip Information
Name:
Settlement Quarry
Trip date:
Sat, 2012-09-08 13:48
Town or city:
Stonington
Type of investigation:
Species Survey
Ecosystem:
Coastal
Watershed:
Eastern Coastal
Time of low tide:
Comments
triumphant return!
Cool! You're at it again, BHG! I've missed your posts.
Happy to hear your report of trails without barberry. It's tough to tell from your field note and the map where exactly those trails are. If you have a sec, could you use this tool to grab the coordinates of the trailheads? http://itouchmap.com/latlong.htm
Happy fall trail hikes to you!
Settlement Quarry Location
The trailhead is located off of Rt 15 on Oceanville Road in Stonington, ME. Based on the link you sent, the more specific coordinates are:
44.156111, -68.666667
It was a great hike and interesting to visit what was once a very active granite quarry, sending stone throughout the states as early as 1902. Its last major shipment was to the John F Kennedy Memorial in Arlington. Fortunately, the Island Heritage Trust is conserving the land and maintaining the trails.