Japanese barberry
Berberis thunbergii
FOUND by ARM2012-05-23
Biddeford
ID Confirmed
Quality checked by R. Desjardins
Peer reviewed by
Field Notes
It's a sunny day and birds are chirping. I can see a fence surrounding the area that we are studying. I see the trees and bushes in the forest and the track and field.
Supporting Evidence
It had green, small, oval leaves with round, smooth edges and they had a thicker texture than regular leaves.
Each small cluster of leaves had one thorn. The stems grew in a zig-zag pattern with one thorn at each joint.
The leaves were 2 to 4 cm long and there was a bush with a dense, round top where they grew.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?:
I think I found it
Scientific name:
Berberis thunbergiiCommon name:
Japanese barberry
Count of individuals:
1-10
Coverage:
Between 1/4 and 1/2
Reproduction:
Fruit (plants)
Sampling method:
Quadrat (user-placement)
Place Studied
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Latitude:
N 43.494397 °
Longitude:
W -70.470425 °
Observation Site Information
Habitat:
Upland - Forest
Trip Information
Name:
Biddeford High School Woods
Trip date:
Wed, 2012-05-23 08:39
Town or city:
Biddeford
Type of investigation:
Species and Habitat Survey
Ecosystem:
Upland
Watershed:
Saco
Habitat Observations
Species diversity:
Evidence of vectors:
Tree canopy cover:
Between 1/4 and 1/2
Soil moisture:
Moist
Comments
cheeeese
Your evidence is spectacular! Really impressive sketch, photos, and written evidence.
...and you even got an ant to pose for you!
Question for you - did you see barberry all along the fence, or just in that one spot? It doesn't look like it was planted, so how do you think it got there?