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Catalog (Accession) #:
986353
Occurrence ID (GUID):
2a3494a9-2402-4b81-9d88-5487b1f9aa64
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #:
1409445
Taxon:
Arceuthobium pusillum Peck
Family: Viscaceae
Family: Viscaceae
Determiner: Lee, Michael (15/May/2016)
Collector:
Lee, Michael MDL7330
Date: 2016-05-15
Verbatim Date: 15 May 2016
Additional Collectors:
Lee, Zakariah; Lee, Mark
Locality:
United States, Minnesota, Cook, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Moderately rugged bedrock terrain along the Canadian border 42 miles northwest of Grand Marais, on a small (~1/4-acre) island in Saganaga Lake, between Voyageurs and Blueberry Islands.
48.2304723 -90.90726759
Verbatim Coordinates:
5344034N 655408E; T66N R5W sec1
Elevation:
437 meters
Verbatim Elevation:
1435 feet
Habitat:
Quite local. Dense infestation here on small Picea mariana trees, in a sparsely-treed bedrock woodland. Partial shade beneath a patchy canopy of Pinus strobus. Thick moss carpets dominated by Pleurozium schreberi. Many dead black spruce trees here, apparently killed by this dwarf mistletoe infestation. "Witches' brooms" are present on many trees, both live and dead.
Associated Species:
Additional associates include Chamaedaphne calyculata, Vaccinium angustifolium, Juniperus communis.
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: 2a3494a9-2402-4b81-9d88-5487b1f9aa64
For additional information on this specimen, please contact:
Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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