United States, Minnesota, Washington, About 7 miles NE of Hastings. St. Croix River. NENW of section.;Afton State Park;027N;20W;11
44.8466667 -92.7705556
44° 50' 48" N,92° 46' 14" W;Collector
Understory of a mesic deciduous forest on a E-facing bluff overlooking the river. Forest dominated by Quercus rubra and Tilia americana. In mesic sandy loam Associated wtih Ostrya virginiana, Betula papyrifera, Acer saccharum, Amelanchier arborea, A. interior.
Infrequent. A clonal shrub with multiple stems, the largest 3 m tall, and 2 cm dbh. Ovaries densely wooly. Bark gray, smooth.