Invasive SpeciesMorrow's honeysuckle

Lonicera morrowii
FOUND by sniffly salamander
2012-07-02
Yarmouth
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Field Notes
It rained in the afternoon, but had cleared up. There was this beautiful rainbow. I usually post observations from the beach here, but I thought it was interesting that the lonicera already had berries on it. The species card says to look for red berries in late summer. This summer everything seems to be fruiting early! I haven't even gotten any strawberries and the season's basically over, and I hear blueberries are already ripe.
A sketch of our study site.
Supporting Evidence
Photo of my evidence.
These leaves are arranged opposite on the stem. They are oval, simple, and have a smooth margin. These are all characteristics of honeysuckle.
Photo of my evidence.
I didn't have a ruler on me, but here is a close up of a leaf with my hand for some sense of scale. Again, you can see the leaf is simple, oval, and has a smooth margin. The red berries are also distinctive of honeysuckle.
Photo of my evidence.
This image shows the hollow stem. It is the hollow stem that helps to distinguish the invasive honeysuckle from the native. So I'm pretty sure that I found the invasive lonicera.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?: 
I think I found it
Scientific name:
Lonicera morrowii
Common name:
Morrow's honeysuckle
Sampling method: 
Just looking around
Photo of our sampling method.
Place Studied
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Latitude: 
N 43.773193 °
Longitude: 
W -70.145205 °
Observation Site Information
A photo of our study site.
Habitat: 
Upland - Developed areas
Trip Information
Name:
Sandy Point Parking Lot
Trip date: 
Mon, 2012-07-02 19:09
Town or city: 
Yarmouth
Type of investigation: 
Species Survey
Ecosystem: 
Upland
Watershed: 
Presumpscot

Comments

Submitted by Mainer95 on Tue, 2012-07-03 08:52.

Fun trip

Sniffly,

Great observation! Your photos are clear (especially the second evidence photo). The site is really beautiful - who wouldn't want to be at a beach? Looking at the plant more closely, I think that I might have some of that in my back yard. Maybe I'll need to document it on VS soon!! :)

Thanks for a clear observation -- that might help me make my own ID!

Keep up the great work,
Mainer95

Submitted by sniffly salamander on Tue, 2012-07-03 10:55.

Thank you! I'm glad to help,

Thank you! I'm glad to help, and interested to see if my evidence convinces the species expert.

And I'm glad my phone took photos that you thought were clear enough. :)

~sniffly