Acer saccharinum L.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Oklahoma

• County/Municipio

  Comanche Co.

• Locality

  ca 4.25 mi N, 2-2.5 mi W of Cache. Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge: N side of Eagle Mountain and vicinity of The Narrows. T03N R14W section 28 SW1/4. 34.69980-3470002 N, 98.67162-98.67664 W

• Elevation

  Alt. 427 - 472 m. (1401 - 1549 ft.)

• Coordinates

  34.7034, -98.6768

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  969

• Georeferencing Method

  GEOLocate Web Application. Used GEOLocate Web Application (batch client) to georeference locality with high precision.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

PLANTS OF OKLAHOMA, USA
Acer saccharum Marshall
Oklahoma, Comanche Co: ca 4.25 mi N, 2-2.5 mi W of Cache.
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge: N side of Eagle Mountain and
vicinity of The Narrows. T03N R14W section 28 SWVi. 34.69980°-
34.70002°N, 98.67162°-98.67664°W (±14-61 ft; det by GPS;
datum = WGS 84). Elevation ca 1400-1550 ft.
Tall cliffs and massive boulders of pink granite along primarily NW-
SE-trending ravine above Cache Creek with scrubby forest
dominated by Carya texana, Juniperus virginiana, Quercus
marilandica, Quercus stellata and Sideroxylon lanuginosum, with
Acer saccharum becoming common in sheltered N-facing ravines,
Celtis reticulata scattered on exposed slopes, and Cephalanthus
occidentalis, Fraxinus pennsylvanica, and Ulmus common along
creek. Soil gravelly.
Locally common in mesic ravine sheltered by tall, N-facing cliff.
Caleb A. Morse 20571	14-15 April 2010
The Ronald L. McGregor Herbarium (KANU)
University of Kansas, Lawrence KS USA
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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