Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas - Occurrence Profile

Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)

Catalog #: 965498

Occurrence ID: 45bb8696-5ff2-4944-8977-d0031064217a

Secondary Catalog #: 1356364

Taxon: Arceuthobium pusillum Peck

Family: Viscaceae

Determiner: Lee, Michael

Date Determined: 31-Aug-10

Collector: Lee, Michael

Number: MDL5441

Date: 2010-08-31

Verbatim Date: 31 August 2010

Additional Collectors: Aaseng, Norm; Wovcha, Daniel; Rusterholz, Kurt

Locality: United States, Minnesota, Cook, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Gently-rolling bedrock terrain south of Meeds Lake, 21 miles north-northwest of Grand Marais. T64N R2W N1/2 of NW1/4 of NW1/4 Sec. 24

Latitude/Longitude: 48.01926359 -90.53262001 +-6m. NAD1983

Verbatim Coordinates: 5321387N 683981E; T64N R02W sec24

Elevation: 576 meters Verbatim Elevation: 1890ft

Habitat: Occasional to common in poor conifer swamp surrounding a small (~4-acre) bog pond north of Allen Lake. Occurring mostly on middle and lower branches of somewhat stunted Picea mariana. Patchy canopy; full sun to partial shade. Substrate is saturated peat. Continuous Sphagnum carpets.

Associated Taxa: Additional associates include Larix laricina, Ledum groenlandicum, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Kalmia polifolia, Vaccinium oxycoccus, Sarracenia purpurea, Smilacina trifolia, Carex paupercula, C. disperma, C. pauciflora.

Specimen Media

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Rights Holder: Bell Museum, University of Minnesota

Access Rights: Users are required to adhere to Bell Museum collections policy. Questions may be directed to the curator in charge.

For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Timothy Whitfeld, Collections Manager (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)

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