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Catalog (Accession) #: 977255
Occurrence ID (GUID): 7b165cf0-2b89-41f0-a3dc-86f93a4e7842
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1402839
Taxon: Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton
Family: Ericaceae
Determiner: Lee, Michael (26/Jul/2014)
Collector: Lee, Michael   MDL6606   
Date: 2014-07-26
Verbatim Date: 26 July 2014
Locality: United States, Minnesota, St. Louis, Rolling to fairly rugged terrain south of Highway 169, west of Twin Lakes, seven miles southwest of Ely.
47.84759320901  -92.00841521408
Verbatim Coordinates: 5299837N 574185E, 5299818N 574127E, 5299871N 574208E; T62N R13W sec17
Elevation: 162 meters
Verbatim Elevation: 1,530feet
Habitat: Local near the margins of a small (one-acre) bog pond, in a ~150-acre peatland (mostly a stunted spruce bog). Mostly restricted to subtly lower and wetter depressional settings within ~20 yards of the pond; this represents ~30% of a much broader depressional zone of low-statured vegetation dominated by Rhynchospora alba. Wet spongy peat. In continuous Sphagnum carpets. Mostly in full sun.
Associated Species: Additional associates include Eriophorum virginicum, Carex limosa, Drosera intermedia, Scheuchzeria palustris.
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: 7b165cf0-2b89-41f0-a3dc-86f93a4e7842
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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