United States, Minnesota, Lake, Superior National Forest. Lake County...east of Ninemile Creek and County Road 7 in the Superior National Forest 2-1/2 miles north-northeast of Cramer...ridge north of Paccini Lake...T59N R6W SW1/4 of SE1/4 Sec. 27. 059N 06W 27
47.56589 -91.07577
47.5658900° N,91.0757700° W;GEOLocate
Rugged terrain...old-growth northern hardwood forest on gradual northwest-facing slope near top of 180-foot ridge...Co-dominant in canopy with large Betula allegheniensis. Dominant in understory and shrub layer. Common also as seedlings in ground layer. Rocky, loamy soil. Additional associates include Acer spicatum, Prunus virginiana, Cornus alternifolia, Thuja occidentalis, Clintonia borealis, Polygonatum pubescens, Dryopteris intremedia, Anemone quinquefolia, Carex pedunculata, Oryzopsis asperifolia.