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Harvard Forest #3 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/12/2020
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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WELCOME TO THE HARVARD FOREST!

All of the caches in this Harvard Forest series are placed with permission from the Harvard Forest administration. Please be respectful of the ongoing research work in the Harvard Forest.   If you have questions or comments about the caches, the puzzles, the hides, or really, anything related to geocaching, please contact the CO via Message Center or email. Don't bug the staff here. Seriously.

All caches are accessible from posted trails, and are located within 10-20' of a trail. No need to bushwhack. Please stay on the trails, keep dogs leashed, and don't disturb any research equipment, materials or markers.

This cache is NOT at the posted coordinates, and there is no need to go there. Answer the question below correctly to see where the cache IS. Now on to the PUZZLE!

A genus (plural genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family.

What is the Latin name for the genus that oak trees belong to?

  • ACER
  • FRAXINUS
  • QUERCUS
  • VERITAS

 

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Fbeel, abg tbvat gb CBFG n uvag sbe guvf bar!

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)