Castanea pumila (L.) Mill.

  • Filed As

    Fagaceae
    Castanea pumila (L.) Mill.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 6249, 24 May 2008

  • Location

    United States of America. Virginia. Isle of Wight Co. Southeast corner of the county on the Blackwater Ecological Preserve of Old Dominion Univeristy, part of the Zuni Pine Barrens Preserves along with Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve, ca 5 miles south of the town of Zuni, NW of Route 614, W of Horse Swamp, E of the Blackwater River.

  • Habitat

    upland floodplain of the Blackwater River; very sandy alluvium.

  • Description

    Shrub 2 m tall, the stem ca 1 cm diam; leaf blade abaxials glaucous; spikes ascending, their apices then drooping.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1070739

    Occurrence ID: 787fe73a-cb25-468a-aec5-2c066f147258

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01121685, D. E. Atha 6249, Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. - Accepted : Fagaceae (79.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fagales

  • Family

    Fagaceae

  • All Determinations

    Castanea pumila (L.) Mill. det D. E. Atha, 2008

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Virginia

  • County/Municipio

    Isle of Wight Co.

  • Locality

    Southeast corner of the county on the Blackwater Ecological Preserve of Old Dominion Univeristy, part of the Zuni Pine Barrens Preserves along with Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve, ca 5 miles south of the town of Zuni, NW of Route 614, W of Horse Swamp, E of the Blackwater River

  • Elevation

    Alt. 4 m. (13 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    36.8246, -76.8564

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Wf	det. D. E. Atha, 2008
United States of America. Virginia. Isle of Wight Co. Southeast comer of the county on the Blackwater Ecological Preserve of Old Dominion Univeristy, part of the Zuni Pine Barrens Preserves along with Antioch Pines Natural Area Preserve, ca 5 miles south of the town of Zuni, NW of Route 614, W of Horse Swamp, E of the Blackwater River. 36.824643°, -76.856364°. ca 4 m. (Coordinates and elevation from hand-held gps and digital world map; accurate to within a range of ca 10 m). Upland floodplain of the Blackwater River; very sandy alluvium.
Shrub 2 m tall, the stem ca 1 cm diam; leaf blade abaxials glaucous; spikes ascending, their apices then drooping.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 6249	24 May 2008
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