Red maple
Acer rubrum
FOUND by swallowwort P22012-10-23
Old Orchard Beach
ID Confirmed
Quality checked by seaver
Peer reviewed by seaver
Field Notes
We are happy because we found the red maple tree.
We could hear and smell dirt and leaves.
We thought we found the black swallow wort because we found a plant with similar leaves but on this plant there were no flowers or seedpods.
Supporting Evidence
Red maple leaf has three lobes and the leaf that we found has three lobes.
It has a red stem and our species card says that it should.
The red maple leaves edge is toothed and thats what we found. it is toothed along the edges.
the bark was pale gray and has cracks slightly raised along the edges.
The species card said it should look like that.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?:
I think I found it
Scientific name:
Acer rubrumCommon name:
Red maple
Sampling method:
Just looking around
Place Studied
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Latitude:
N 43.512740 °
Longitude:
W -70.392200 °
Observation Site Information
Habitat:
Upland - Developed areas
Trip Information
Name:
School grounds @ LMS
Trip date:
Tue, 2012-10-23 08:15
Town or city:
Old Orchard Beach
Type of investigation:
Species Survey
Ecosystem:
Upland
Watershed:
Presumpscot
Comments
Can't get better than that
Can't get better than that for observations, Id and pics. I do love the colors of those leaves.
scienceart
Verrrry artistic site and method photos. I'm impressed with your art AND your science.
You might want to keep your eye on this tree for the winter moth. They'll be flying soon: http://vitalsignsme.org/mission-winter-moth