United States, Minnesota, Stearns, Stearns Co.; Along the channel between Little Birch and Sylvia Lakes six miles north of Melrose; T127N R33W SW1/4 of NE1/4 of NW1/4 Sec. 2 [this locale is correctly T126 not T127]. 126N 33W 2
45.763637 -94.807001 +-10321m.
on extremely steep lower third of 130ft, north-facing slope. Canopy dominated by Tilia americana with occasional Betula papyrifera. Moist sandy loam with dense moss cover. Associates include Carex eburnea, C. peckii, Maianthemum canadense, Ostrya virginiana.