American larch
Larix laricina
NOT FOUND by AHYES822017-10-23
Waldoboro
ID Questioned
Quality checked by AHHYUPPP82
Peer reviewed by CCC82
Field Notes
I was happy to get out of the school building and do something that was more interactive. It was a little disappointing to not find what we were looking for. We saw various trees and plants. We hear the chatter of birds in the woods and the wind blowing the leaves. There wasn't any smells that stood out but a slight scent of pine. We don't believe we found the American Larch and it was kind of hard finding the latitude and longitude of the location of where we were.
Supporting Evidence
The needles were not the right size of the American Larch and the needles were not in tufts like the normal American Larch.
The tree was not tall enough or had the right formed branches to be the American Larch. It was too short and had needles all along the branches instead of just in tufts along the branches.
The bark was scaly similar to the American Larch's bark but it didn't have the right coloration. It was more of a brownish gray instead of a reddish color.
Species Observation: Species Looked For
Did you find it?:
I think I did not find it
Scientific name:
Larix laricinaCommon name:
American larch
Sampling method:
Transect
Place Studied
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Latitude:
N 44.121153 °
Longitude:
W -69.308877 °
Observation Site Information
Habitat:
Upland - Forest
Trip Information
Name:
Medomak Middle School Compost Trail to Snake Trial
Trip date:
Mon, 2017-10-23 12:12
Town or city:
Waldoboro
Type of investigation:
Species Survey
Ecosystem:
Upland
Watershed:
Medomak River Watershed
Comments
You made some great
You made some great observations, but I questioned your identification that this is not an American Larch. Due to the size and the arrangement of the needles it's possible that this sapling is an American Larch. To conclusively determine the species of this particular tree you could go back out and further investigate the needles, or return to this site next year to see what the tree looks like when it is more mature.
I agree with HeronThere that
I agree with HeronThere that it looks like you've found a sapling. It is a bit more difficult to identify a sapling species, so I'm going to check with some other experts and get back to you.
Nice work, AHYES82. Your
Nice work, AHYES82.
Your sketch is really stellar. It looks like you may have a little sapling there. I'll be curious to hear what the species expert thinks.