Viburnum cassinoides L.

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    West Virginia

  • County/Municipio

    Tucker Co.

  • Locality

    Monongahela National Forest. S of towns of Thomas and Davis, W of Canaan Heights, along Forest Road 13

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1144 m. (3753 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    39.0917, -79.4498

  • Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Caprifoliaceae
Viburnum cassinoides L.
det. D. E. Atha, 2009
United States of America. West Virginia. Tucker Co.
Monongahela National Forest. S of towns of Thomas and
Davis, W of Canaan Heights, along Forest Road 13.
39.09174N, 79.44976W, ca 1144 m (coordinates and
elevation from hand-held gps and digital world map;
accurate to within a radius of ca 50 m).
Shrub 2 m tall, the stems ca 1.5 cm diam; bark smooth
purplish/red, the lenticels prominent; leaves quite variable,
from nearly orbicular to narrow elliptic and narrow ovate;
fruit green and greenish/yellow, turning pinkish.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 6633	11 Aug 2008
Specimen databased at NY in KE Emu.
01087237