Matelea baldwyniana (Sweet) Woodson

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Arkansas

• County/Municipio

  Polk Co.

• Locality

  SSW of the town of Mena, 7.2 km (5.1 miles) SE of U.S. routes 59, 71 on U.S. Forest Service Rd. 173

• Elevation

  Alt. 340 m. (1115 ft.)

• Coordinates

  34.5066, -94.2524

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  157

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. USFS 173 is Polk CR 78 (www.fs.fed.us/ivm/). Coordinates found by measuring 5.1 mi SE along Polk CR 78 from US 59 junction. Geographic radial found as dist. from center to farthest extent of starting jct. Final uncertainty found with MaNIS Georef. Calc.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Location Notes

  [US & Canada]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

D. E. Boufford, V. M. Bates & E. W. Wood
25515	9 May 1991
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HERBARIA
PLANTS OF ARKANSAS, U.S.A.
Asclepiadaceae
Matelea baldwyniana (Sweet) Woodson
Polk County: SSW of the town of Ména, 7.2 km
(5.1 miles) SE of U.S. routes 59, 71 on U.S.
Forest Service Rd. 173. Dry, shaley, grass
covered slope in pinus echinata forest.
Elev. ca. 340 m.
Twining in shrub at base of dry shaley slope.
Corollas white.
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