Forestiera acuminata (Michx.) Poir.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Illinois

• County/Municipio

  Union Co.

• Locality

  Illinois Route 3 (FAP 312), west side opposite cluster of silos, south of Reynoldsville, just north of Davis Road (095N), 5 miles north of East Cape Girardeau Road (Illinois Route 146).

• Elevation

  Alt. 104 m. (341 ft.)

• Coordinates

  37.3528, -89.4014

• Distribution

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PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
Forestiera acuminata (Michx.) Poir.
Oleaceae
Del.: S. R. Hill, (ILLS) 2001 Swamp privet.
UNION COUNTY 37° 21.170’ N. Lat. 89° 24.084’ W.
Long. T. 13S, R. 3W, NW1/4 of SE1/4 and adjacent
SW1/4 of NE1/4, SE1/4 Sect. 26 Illinois Route 3 (FAP
312), west side opposite cluster of silos, south of
Reynoldsville, just north of Davis Road (095N), 5 miles
north of East Cape Girardeau Road (Illinois Route 146).
Mississippi River floodplain. McClure 7.5 minute
U.S.G.S. quadrangle. Elevation 340 feet. Disturbed
moist sandy loam and muck; alluvial deposits.
Floodplain forest, wet, degraded, dominated by
Forestiera acuminata, Acer negundo, Acer
saccharinum, Celtis laevigata, Cephalanthus
occidentalis, Ulmus americana, Campsis radicans.
Common shrub 4 meters tall, fruits green, firm, immature;
near waterline, in mud.
Steven R. Hill 33754
Jason A. Koontz
15 May 2001
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