Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas - Occurrence Profile

Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)

Catalog #: 973300

Occurrence ID: adde09b2-1193-43b2-96d6-089f654f2fbd

Secondary Catalog #: 1398853

Taxon: Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench

Family: Ericaceae

Determiner: Lee, Michael

Date Determined: 13/Sep/2011

Collector: Lee, Michael

Number: MDL5776

Date: 2011-09-13

Verbatim Date: 13 September 2011

Additional Collectors: Hauck, Mark

Locality: United States, Minnesota, Lake, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness; Fairly rugged bedrock terrain northeast of Jackfish Lake, 18 miles north-northeast of Ely, along the drainage between Sash and Circle Lakes.

Latitude/Longitude: 48.15185816 -91.71525946

Verbatim Coordinates: 5333976N 595554E; T65N R11W sec3

Elevation: 398 meters Verbatim Elevation: 1305 feet

Habitat: Abundant in a small peatland. Habitat grades from rich to poor shrub fen to poor black spruce swamp. Saturated peat. Nearly continuous Sphagnum carpets. Low shrubs, mostly 2-3 feet tall. Forming the dominant ground cover in large areas. Full sun to partial shade of Picea mariana, Betula glandulifera, and Alnus incana.

Associated Taxa: Additional associates include Ledum groenlandicum, Kalmia polifolia, Vaccinium oxycoccus, Salix pedicellaris, Larix laricina, Smilacina trifolia, Carex lacustris.

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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