Puzzle 5 - Invasive Species

Problem: Identify the invasive species described blow and then use the numbers to fit the clue to your next location. Good luck!

1. I am invasive from Maine to North Carolina west to Wisconsin and Missouri. I occur in forest edges, open woodlands, fields, hedgerows, coastal areas, salt marshes and distributed lands. I amass over plants, producing dense shade to weaken and kill them. My plant is a deciduous woody, twining vine. My leaves are alternate, glossy and rounded with finely toothed margins. My flowers are small green clusters, and my fruits are green to yellow which split open to reveal fleshy red-orange anils. I germinate in late spring.

8 letters first word, 11 letters second word, 2nd letter = 7, 7th letter = 8, 15th letter = 3

2. I was introduced by a Pennsylvania gardener in 1748 and was made available commercially by 1840. I cause damage to sewers and structures in urban areas and threaten natives by pushing out the natives with my dense strands. I n addition, I have chemicals which affect the growth of other plants. My twigs have a smooth, pale gray bark, but are light chestnut brown. My leaves are alternate, large, and compound. I have large showy clusters of small, yellowish-green flowers produced during June. Hint "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn."

4 Letters first word, 2 letters second word, 6 letters third word, 2nd letter = 2, 8th letter = 4

3. I originated from East Asia but was introduced into the United States in 1830 as an ornamental plant as well as windbreak. I am found from Maine to Virginia and west to Wisconsin in grasslands, fields, open woodlands, and other disturbed areas. I am drought tolerant and thrive in a variety of soil and moisture conditions. I out compete and displace native plant species, threatening native ecosystems. I am a deciduous shrub with alternate, deciduous egg or lance-shaped leaves with smooth margins. My leaves are dull green on top and often have brown scales underneath. My pale yellow flowers are fused in the base and often have brown scales underneath. My fruits are small, red-brown to pink and dotted with brown or silvery scales.

6 Letters first word, 5 letters second, 4th letter = 6, 5th letter = 5, 7th letter = 2, 8th letter = 9.

Solution: Find the plants in order. They are Original Bittersweet, Tree of Heaven and Autumn Olive. Take the letter at teach number and sort (so first take the letter which equals 1) to get Rose Mural, which is near Mr. Chase's room.