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Catalog (Accession) #:
980838
Occurrence ID (GUID):
915614ce-782b-4f3c-9026-dd2ea1e9537d
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #:
1405754
Taxon:
Vaccinium macrocarpon Aiton
Family: Ericaceae
Family: Ericaceae
Determiner: Lee, Michael (09/Aug/2015)
Collector:
Lee, Michael MDL7026
Date: 2015-08-09
Verbatim Date: 9 August 2015
Additional Collectors:
Wovcha, Daniel
Locality:
United States, Minnesota, St. Louis, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Rolling to fairly rugged bedrock terrain along the Canadian border 20 miles north of Ely, on a low bedrock islet in Saturday Bay, Crooked Lake.
48.1975352036 -91.836733741
Verbatim Coordinates:
5338910N 586442E, 5338905N 586462E; T66N R12W sec14
Elevation:
381 meters
Verbatim Elevation:
1250 feet
Habitat:
Very local. Forming dense patches in level to gently sloping settings ~2-4 feet above lake level (island rises ~4 feet). Full sun to partial shade of Acer saccharinum, Aronia melanocarpa, Spiraea alba, Ilex verticillata, Myrica gale, and Fraxinus pennsylvanica. In thin soil and along crevices in the granitic rock. Fruits turning red, mealy with a very subtle, sweet flavor.
Associated Species:
Additional associates include Prunus susquehanae, Salix petiolaris, Carex katahdinensis, Agrostis scabra, Oenothera perennis, Lycopus uniflorus, Hypericum majus.
Usage Rights: CC0 1.0 (Public-domain)
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: 915614ce-782b-4f3c-9026-dd2ea1e9537d
For additional information on this specimen, please contact:
Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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