Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt. ex M.Roem.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Wyoming

• County/Municipio

  Crook Co.

• Locality

  Wyoming, Crook Co: ca 10.5 mi N, 5 mi W of Sundance. Black Hills National Forest: Bear Lodge Mtns: W side of Taylor Divide: near campsite along FSR 849, above Blacktail Creek just N confluence with Winchester Creek.

• Township, Range, Section

  53N, 64W, 19 SW1/4 of SW1/4

• Elevation

  Alt. 1457 - 1494 m. (4780 - 4902 ft.)

• Coordinates

  44.5603, -104.475

• Georeferencing Method

  GPS.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

PLANTS OF WYOMING, USA
Amelanchier alnifolia (Nutt.) Nutt, ex Roem.
var. alnifolia
Wyoming, Crook Co: ca 10.5 mi N, 5 mi W of Sundance. Black Hills
National Forest: Bear Lodge Mtns: W side of Taylor Divide: near
campsite along FSR 849, above Blacktail Creek just N confluence
with Winchester Creek. T53N R64W section 19 SW1/4 of S1/4 &
section 30 NW1/4 of NW1/4. 44.56019°-44.56050°N, 104.47588°-
104.47384°W (±16-21 ft; determined by GPS; datum = WGS84).
Elevation 4780-4900 ft.
Mesic forest along creek with Betula papyrifera, Populus
tremuloides, Quercus macrocarpa, and scattered large Pinus
ponderosa, with scrubby understory and disturbed openings
dominated by Amelanchier alnifolia, Corylus comuta, Crataegus
chrysocarpa, Pmnus virginiana, and Symphoricarpos occidentalism
and cliffs and boulders of buff-colored, weakly calcareous to
calcareous (HCI+) sandstone of Jurassic Sundance Formation and
occasional rocks and boulders of harder, non-calcareoi^s (HCI-)
sandstone in open Quercus macrocarpa-Pinus ponderosa forest
with grassy understory and scattered Berberis repens and
Juniperus communis near top of steep slopes of WSW to ENE-
trending ridge above road.
Common. Large shrubs 2-4 m high.
Caleb A. Morse 23013 and Katherine J. Morse 09 July 2011
The Ronald L. McGregor Herbarium (KANU)
University of Kansas, Lawrence KS USA
02719515