Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers.

• 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. 1113 m. (3652 ft.)

• Coordinates

  39.0727, -79.4731

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Flora of North America
Rosaceae
Aronia arbutifolia (L.) Pers.
det. D. E. Atha, 2008
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.
39.07269N, 79.47314W, ca 1113 m (Coordinates and
elevation from hand-held gps and digital world map;
accurate to within a radius of ca 50 m).
Shrub 1 m tall, the stems ca 1 cm diam; leaf blade abaxials
lighter than the adaxials; fruit red distally, green basally;
growing in wet soil with Sphagnum and Eriophorum.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 6645
12 Aug 2008
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