Purple loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
NOT FOUND by 6BP192010-09-23
East Waterboro
ID Confirmed
Quality checked by 6BS22
Peer reviewed by 6SJ12
Field Notes
The equipment we used was a folder with pictures, some measurement tools, and a camera.
The wind speed was 9 MPH. The air temperature was 13.8 degrees c., and the humidity was 60%.
[What did you find?] We found insects in our quadrat and we also found plants that would stick to our clothing and we became human vectors.
[Habitat] Fresh water wetland.
[Weather] Was sunny and warm.
[What did we see?] We found a frog near the forest line in front of our school.
[What our jobs were?]
Nate- Equipment manager
Ben- Photographer
Nick- Illustrator
Taylor/Brandon- Data collectors
Date- 9/23/10
Supporting Evidence
This plant is not purple loosestrife because purple loosestrife is purple with some green when blossomed and this plant is all green when completely blossomed.
This is not purple loosestrife because purple losestrife is 2 or 3 meters tall this is only about a meter.
This is not purple loosestrife because purple loosestrife has little hairs and this plant has a smooth stem.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?:
I think I did not find it
Scientific name:
Lythrum salicariaCommon name:
Purple loosestrife
Count of individuals:
10-20
Coverage:
Between 1/4 and 1/2
Reproduction:
Flower (plants)
Sampling method:
Quadrat (user-placement)
Place Studied
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Latitude:
N 43.580800 °
Longitude:
W -70.703000 °
Observation Site Information
Name:
6BP19's visit to Massabesic Middle School Campus
Habitat:
Freshwater - On a wetland
Trip Information
Name:
Massabesic Middle School Campus
Trip date:
Thu, 2010-09-23 08:58
Town or city:
East Waterboro
Type of investigation:
Species and Habitat Survey
Ecosystem:
Upland
Watershed:
Saco
Sampling Method:
Quadrat (user-placement)
Nearest waterbody:
Little Ossipee Lake
Habitat Observations
Species diversity:
4 different species
Evidence of vectors:
People
Tree canopy cover:
Soil moisture:
Dry
Comments
Very nice photo to is crystal
Very nice photo to is crystal clear
nice sketch with clear
nice sketch with clear showing of the plants of detail.
Commentary
I have enjoyed the comments and I will do more. Thank you media
coments
Thank you all for your nice comments except for Mr. Parent and I will try to keep up the good work
Sketch for plant found - Nick
Good observation! And I love this sketch! You have captured the detail of this plant extremely well! We would love to see many more sketches of what you find with your class during observations. Thank you for your contributions!
-Sue Donaldson (volunteer at GMRI creating species cards)
P.S. I used to teach in Waterboro at Massabesic Middle School. I love hearing from people in your area! Keep up the great work...
Nice Skills!!
The art of science illustration goes way back...nice to see new budding talent!!
beautiful observation data
Very nice observation!
You've done a good job of documenting and a wonderful job of sketching the plant specimen you found.
Go Massabesic! (I'm a Massabesic grad who helped to build this website with GMRI).
Go Mustangs!
talent
Is a career as a scientific illustrator in your future?!
Good work.
Nice job. Awesome sketch. Your field notes have some good details. Yes, those seeds sure got spread around by us. Pretty clever of that plant.
Your pictures are clear with a good use of scale. Maybe you should have focused on what characteristics make Loosestrife unique and how your plant is different. Your pictures point them out, but you written evidence doesn't mention the best evidence. The leaves are similar, except for the margins, the leaf arrangement is different and the stem shape is different too. Your pictures do a great job of showing the differences and the expert agreed with your findings. Good work. I wonder if we can identify those plants; the one with the clever seed dispersal and the one you got good pictures of.