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Catalog (Accession) #: 973160
Occurrence ID (GUID): 6143415f-720c-4d5f-8814-f890f5ae6bc1
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1398713
Taxon: Lactuca canadensis L.
Family: Asteraceae
Determiner: Lee, Michael (23/Jul/2012)
Collector: Lee, Michael   MDL6048   
Date: 2012-07-23
Verbatim Date: 23 July 2012
Additional Collectors: Kerns, Courtney
Locality: United States, Minnesota, Lake, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness; Rolling bedrock terrain northeast of Wind Lake, 18 miles northeast of Ely; along a small drainage ~1/3-mile from the lake.
48.0269871657  -91.5119048584
Verbatim Coordinates: 5320371N 610946E; T64N R9W sec17
Elevation: 413 meters
Verbatim Elevation: 1355 feet
Habitat: Locally common on a subtle ~1/4-acre rise in an old beaver meadow, along a small drainage ~1/3-mile from the lake. Mesic, rocky, loamy soil, ~2 feet above the wetland. Full sun to partial shade of young Picea glauca, in a savanna-like setting. Most plants are browsed. The meadow is recovering from past flooding; large dam was breached prior to 1991.
Associated Species: Associates include Lactuca biennis, Ranunculus pensylvanicus, Potentilla norvegica, Viola novae-angliae, Anaphalis margaritacea, Geum aleppicum, Dryopteris cristata, Dendrolycopodium hickeyi, Agrostis scabra, Rubus strigosus.
Specimen Images
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.
Record Id: 6143415f-720c-4d5f-8814-f890f5ae6bc1
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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