Filed As:

Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea villosa L.
All Determinations:

Dioscorea villosa L. det. D. E. Atha, 2011

Location:

United States of America. Virginia. Northampton Co. ca 3.7 km ESE of town Cape Charles, ca 100 m W of US 13, ca 600 m S of Rt. 184, Rittenhouse Motor Lodge. Alt. 4 m. (13 ft.)
Collector(s):

D. E. Atha 9417 with Robert Rittenhouse, 21 Oct 2010
Description:

Vine.
Habitat:

Forest drained by perennial stream. This patch of forest was cut and then planted with Pinus taeda ca 60 years previously. It has since been managed as a small (2.6 ha) nature preserve and motel. There are many fine specimens of native trees (Magnolia virginiana, Persea borbonia, Quercus rubra, Fraxinus sp., Liquidambar styraciflua), shrubs (Euonymus americanus, Itea virginica, Aronia arbutifolia) and herbs (Dioscorea villosa, Passiflora lutea and 6 species of Persicaria s.l.).
Feature Notes:

Sample preserved in silica gel at NY
Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 01268861
GUID: f4de105b-2c4d-4f20-bb3c-ca2d3be84ec2
Map:

Georeferencing Method: GPS (37.266340N, 75.975338W (±50m))
Coordinates: (37.2663, -75.9753)

Distribution:

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