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NRS323 veg survey project. This tree was growing in a shaded understory of an upland forest habitat. It was around 12 feet tall and 6 feet wide. The leaves were large and turning a yellow-brown color. The bark was grey with pale lichens growing on it.

URI NRS 323 Section 1

This is the American white waterlily found at Tuckertown park in the wetland area. It is a floating aquatic herb that has a green notched leaf with a red underside. Typically it has showy white and sweet scented flowers. The leaves have a waxy surface and can grow up to eight inches across.

This tree was found at the woodlands edge of Tuckertown park. Three distinct leaf patterns; "egg, mitten and glove". Young twigs are green, the bark of the adult tree is considered alligator-skin. Some buds present on tree, some small saplings surrounding tree. Entire tree is aromatic, has a citrus smell when scraped or bruised.

URI NRS 323 Fall 22’ (Section 1) - This southern arrowwood was found along the trails at Tucker town park on the edge of a red maple swamp. The arrowwood is an understory shrub with opposite leaves that have 4-22 pairs of teeth. Leaves are lighter underneath and darker on top. Leaf bases are rounded or slightly heart shaped and the twigs are velvety hairy. I’m the summer, small white flowers bloom in a flat inflorescence.

NRS 323-Section 1-Fall 2022. Found along the Northwest corner of Tucker Pond in South Kingston, RI. At the time found, the plant was in about 2 - 3 inches of water. At its tallest point, the plant stood about 1 foot in height. Multiple stalks were emerging from one, central base. Each stalk had one, green, cordate-shaped leaf attached. Leaves were around 3 - 4 inches in length. One stalk had a group of flowers, in addition to a leaf. At this stalk, multiple flowers were found at the end-tip and were purple in color.

NRS 323-Section 1-Fall 2022. Found along the edge of Flagg Rd and the outer edge of North Woods, and stood about 4 feet in height. Identifying characteristics include large leaves with a leathery texture, 3 points, and a white underside with small hairs. Vines are woody with red color accents. Forking tendrils are seen opposite leaf nodes, as well as some growing fruit.

NRS-323 (section1) Found growing on the side of the road in dry habitat. Some key characteristics are the bark of tree is dark and chunky and resemble burnt potato chips. Also the underside of the leaf has orange/brown hairs along the midrib. The leaves are alternating and lightly toothed. There is some speckling on the twigs. Also when bark is scraped it smells like almond.

NRS 323 Sec.1 Fall 2022 - The vines were growing up a long-dead tree, and at the very top of the vine growth, the tendrils were separating from the tree and growing yellow-whitish clusters of berries. A Smilax rotundifolia (green briar) vine was also climbing up the same trunk.

URI NRS 323 Fall 22’ (Section 1) - This red maple was found along Flagg Road across from the fine arts lot in a disturbed area with other trees and low woody growth around it. The tree was found in an area that is well lit and is also in an area where the soil is usually moist because the flatness of the area pools water during rainstorms. What made this tree stand out as a red maple is the characteristic red on top of each leaf’s petiole. Additionally, each stem has leaves that are composed of three points that are opposed to one another on the stem. Red maple leaves are also more pointed on their edges than that of other maple trees; which gives their leaves a toothy appearance. Since the bark is relatively dark grey and appears to be more on the rough side I concluded that this tree is a mature red maple as the bark is more worn than younger relatives of its kind.

NRS 323 Section 1, Fall 2022.
It is growing out of a stone wall on Flagg road. Woodland vine that grows in shaded disturbed areas. Thick green stems with large thorns and tendrils with alternating glossy simple leaves.

• Growing in little patches
• Appears to be healthily hydrated
• Moss gametophytes sprout in starlike shapes
• Growing with other species of
moss
• Soft to the touch
• Small structures protruding from
moss colony

• White tips on the ends of the moss
• Growing with other species of
moss
• Growing in clumps
• Soft to the touch
• Leaves is long and slender
(cylindrical)
• Dark green
• Few sporophytes with setas
sticking out

Growing on mound of at least 1-2” thick soil, appears there may be a portion of rock underneath
Moss is a rich, medium green color
Texture is very soft and wispy
At least one other species of moss present on the mound
Appeared to have reddish-white tipped, pointed capsules atop light brown seta

This moss was found on a rock. The moss was dry when we found it and it has silver tips and it was rough. The leaves/branches were pressed together. When we sprayed water on it, the moss fluffed up and became a bright green color.

Trailing on ground
• Found in wet soil
• Leaves clustered at tops of stem
• Leaf color varies from
dark green to yellowish green
• Leaves are flat and slightly pointy at tips
• Shrivel up when dry, stem curls when dry
• Leaves are oval or elongate-oval
• Leaves 3 – 4 mm in length
• Midrib present

Bright green, with some areas darker or lighter than others. Growing between a rock and the soil. Found in a forested area dominated by oaks. Very soft and cushion like. Moisture seemed even throughout the moss. Growing independently, no other moss present.
Some shaped.

Leaves are multi pinnate like a fern
Dull, not shiny
Tiny papillae on the leaves
Pleurocarpous type moss
Lots of branching
Growing on a rock
Covering entire rock surface
Leaves are long and triangular
Light green/yellow color

Large green cushions
Fine foliaged
Retaining moisture
Base of the moss has fluffy, red hairs
Moss shoots are upright
Acrocarpous type moss
Windswept appearance
Leaves pointing in one direction
Growing on a rock
Taking up entire rock surface
Medium/dark green color
Leaves closely arranged in clusters

BIO 323 Project
-Perigynium has no hairs
-The lowest bract has a sheath longer than four millimeters
-Lowest spike has a peduncle
-Leaf sheath has no purple. pink, or red tinting
-Leaf blade is rough and sandpapery
-The perigynium beak is divided at the top into two teeth

Bio 323 vegetation survey notes
-bright red berries
-multi stemmed shrub
-simple leaf blade
-toothed leaf blade
-leaf stalks present
-opposite simple leaves
-fruit in clusters

• brown stem
  -shallowly toothed margins