Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K.Koch

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Gaylussacia baccata (Wangenh.) K.Koch

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Leoschke 1123, Aug 4 1990

  • Location

    United States of America. Iowa. Muscatine Co. Montpelier Township, T77N R1E Section 17 NW4SW4SW4SW4 Wildcat Den State Park, owned by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, is located approximately 6.5 miles east/northeast of Muscatine. A gentle, south-facing slope occurs on a bluff of a "peninsula" in a sandstone ravine in the west half of the park. The soil here is Gale silt loam, 18 to 40 percent slopes (479G), a Typic Hapludalf. Gale silt loam formed in loess and in the sandy residuum weathered from the underlying sandstone (of Pennsylvanian age) under native forest vegetation. The park is on the Southern Iowa Drift Plain.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2522654

    Occurrence ID: dfcdba2e-94bd-4c83-8c10-3c97b8d6a585

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Iowa

  • County/Municipio

    Muscatine Co.

  • Locality

    Montpelier Township, T77N R1E Section 17 NW4SW4SW4SW4 Wildcat Den State Park, owned by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, is located approximately 6.5 miles east/northeast of Muscatine. A gentle, south-facing slope occurs on a bluff of a "peninsula" in a sandstone ravine in the west half of the park. The soil here is Gale silt loam, 18 to 40 percent slopes (479G), a Typic Hapludalf. Gale silt loam formed in loess and in the sandy residuum weathered from the underlying sandstone (of Pennsylvanian age) under native forest vegetation. The park is on the Southern Iowa Drift Plain.

  • Township, Range, Section

    T77N, R1E, S17

  • Coordinates

    41.4732, -90.8728

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    969

  • Georeferencing Method

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  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Ada Hayden Herbarium
Iowa State University
Flora of Iowa
Gavlussacia baccata (Wang.) K. Koch
Muscatine County: Montpelier Township. T77N R1E Section 17
NW4SW4SW4SW4
Wildcat Den State Park, owned by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources,
is located approximately 6.5 miles east/northeast of Muscatine. A gentle,
south-facing slope occurs on a bluff of a “peninsula’’ in a sandstone ravine in
the west half of the park. The soil here is Gale silt loam, 18 to 40 percent
slopes (479G), a Typic Hapludalf. Gale silt loam formed in loess and in the
sandy residuum weathered from the underlying sandstone (of Pennsylvanian
age) under native forest vegetation. The park is on the Southern Iowa Drift
Plain.
A few genets have green fruits, while one genet has blue/black fruits.
Gavlussacia baccata is found in a forest dominated by Quercus alba. Quercus
borealis and Pinus strobus. It is associated with Carex sp. and Parthenoclaaus
auinquefolia.
Mark J. Leoschke 1123	August 4,1990
Collected for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
02522654