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Catalog (Accession) #: 977332
Occurrence ID (GUID): 1425c02d-a488-40df-b7eb-c92cb583d477
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1402916
Taxon: Selaginella rupestris (L.) Spring
Family: Selaginellaceae
Determiner: Lee, Michael (11/Jul/2014)
Collector: Lee, Michael   MDL6572   
Date: 2014-07-11
Verbatim Date: 11 July 2014
Locality: United States, Minnesota, Fillmore, Rugged forested terrain along the Root River two miles southwest of Rushford, two miles east-northeast of Peterson.
43.79397518795  -91.78572479375
Verbatim Coordinates: 4849707N 597690E, 4849667N 597381E; T104N R8W sec22
Elevation: meters
Verbatim Elevation: 800-1,000feet
Habitat: Uncommon and local on a large, gently-sloping sand terrace that extends ~250 feet up the base of 480-foot, north- to west-facing bluffs. A few small patches encountered in ~40 acres of degraded and overgrown oak barrens. Full sun to partial shade of Quercus velutina, Juniperus virginiana, and Pinus banksiana. In open sand on the slopes of a ravine cut into the terrace, and also in wind-blown sand that covers a portion of the steep upper slope of the bluff.
Associated Species: Associates include Koeleria macrantha, Cyperus lupulinus, Carex siccata, Poa compressa, Viola pedata, Euphorbia corollata, Solidago nemoralis.
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: 1425c02d-a488-40df-b7eb-c92cb583d477
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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