Solanum lycopersicum L.

Filed As

Solanaceae
Solanum lycopersicum L.

Collector(s)

D. E. Atha 8112 with Dennis Stevenson & Marcela Thadeo, 01 Sep 2009

Location

United States of America. New York. Bronx Co. New York City. Grounds of The New York Botanical Garden. N of Waring Ave and W of the Bronx River.

Habitat

Bronx River floodplain.

Description

Herb ca 50 cm m tall; flowers yellow, visited by large, black and yellow bee. There is no evidence to suggest this was planted. The area is securely fenced from trespass and nothing has been planted by staff in this area for at least 15 years. The only intervention in the last year or two has been to regularly cut the Fallopia japonica which formerly overtopped everything along both banks of the river here. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Notes (shown on label)

Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 01132955

Occurrence ID: 3b671be3-af71-4519-9610-ac64e30c7bad

Laboratory Collections

Tissue Samples, 01120912, D. E. Atha 8112, Solanum lycopersicum L. - Accepted : Solanaceae (287.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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