Filed As:

Ericaceae
Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC.
All Determinations:

Lyonia ligustrina (L.) DC. det. D. E. Atha, 2009

Location:

United States of America. New York. Putnam Co. ca 7 km W of New York/Connecticut border and ca 10 km N of Putnam/Westchester border, Ice Pond Conservation Area, E of Ice Pond Rd, W of Co. Rd 62 (Farm to Market Rd), N of Rte 312 and S of Rte 164. Alt. 134 m. (440 ft.)
Collector(s):

D. E. Atha 7488 with , 11 Jun 2009
Description:

Shrub 2 m tall, the stem 1.5 cm diam; bark brown, very finely, long fissured, not peeling; most flowers on most plants in bud, open corollas very small, white. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Habitat:

Shrub forest dominated by Vaccinium corymbosum, Rhododendron periclymenoides, Rhododendron viscosum, Clethra alnifolia and Lyonia ligustrina. This shrub forest transitions from a freshwater marsh to a beech-maple mesic forest dominated by Quercus velutina, Fagus grandifolia, Betula lenta, Acer rubrum.
Feature Notes:

Sample preserved in silica gel at NY
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01088788
GUID: 292c659b-a2ec-466f-bf62-f15dbd656cad
Map:

Coordinates: (41.4494, -73.6076)

Distribution:

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