Amelanchier laevis Wiegand

  • Filed As

    Rosaceae
    Amelanchier laevis Wiegand

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 7486, 11 Jun 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.

  • 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.

  • Description

    Tree 11 m tall, the trunk 22 cm diam; bark grey, smooth, but very shallowly fissured; fruit just turning from green to red, the top of ovary glabrous. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01088786

    Occurrence ID: 24506f0b-7760-4f7d-8ba4-06aba73448c7

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01122976, D. E. Atha 7486, Amelanchier laevis Wiegand - Accepted : Rosaceae (145.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Rosales

  • Family

    Rosaceae

  • All Determinations

    Amelanchier laevis Wiegand det D. E. Atha, 2009

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Putnam Co.

  • Locality

    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

  • Elevation

    Alt. 134 m. (440 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    41.4494, -73.6076

  • Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Rosaceae
Amelanchier laevis Wiegand
det. D. E. Atha, 2009
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. 41.449370N, 73.607590W
(±15m), ca 134 m. 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 moist deciduous forest dominated by Quercus
velutina, Fagus grandifolia, Betula lenta, Acer rubrum.
Tree 11m tall, the trunk 22 cm diam; bark grey, smooth, but very
shallowly fissured; fruit just turning from green to red, the top of ovary
glabrous. Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 7486
11 Jun 2009
01088786