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Catalog (Accession) #: 973020
Occurrence ID (GUID): 9df6c22f-a5ed-4170-a3a0-25c9777ea9d1
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1398573
Taxon: Aronia melanocarpa (Michaux) Elliott
Family: Rosaceae
Determiner: Lee, Michael (19/Aug/2012)
Collector: Lee, Michael   MDL6120   
Date: 2012-08-19
Verbatim Date: 19 August 2012
Additional Collectors: Aaseng, Norm
Locality: United States, Minnesota, Lake, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness; On the shores of Basswood Lake in fairly rugged bedrock terrain 12 miles northeast of Ely. Local near campsite #30 on the north shore of Pipestone Bay, one mile southwest of Lewis Narrows.
48.0463629142  -91.6816624264
Verbatim Coordinates: 5322294N 598253E; T64N R11W sec1
Elevation: 398 meters
Verbatim Elevation: 1305 feet
Habitat: Shallow rocky soil over bedrock behind a narrow zone of Myrica gale that lines the shore. Upland setting, ~10 feet inland and 2-4 feet above lake level on the lower portion of a 15-foot high southeasterly sloping granitic outcrop. Full sun to partial shade of Fraxinus pennsylvanica and Alnus incana. Shrubs, to 7 feet tall, loaded with red to dark purple fruits.
Associated Species: Additional associates include Spiraea alba, Osmunda regalis, Smilax lasioneura, Euthamia graminifolia, Calamagrostis canadensis.
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: 9df6c22f-a5ed-4170-a3a0-25c9777ea9d1
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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