Melanthium virginicum L.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Kansas

• County/Municipio

  Leavenworth Co.

• Locality

  US 40 & 24, 1.0 mi NE of Reno. along old Union Pacific Railroad bed on SE side of hwy

• Elevation

  Alt. 262 - 265 m. (860 - 869 ft.)

• Coordinates

  39.0657, -95.1028

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  969

• Georeferencing Method

  GEOLocate Web Application. Used GEOLocate Web Application (batch client) to convert Township Range Section (Public Land Survey System) coordinates to decimal degrees with high precision.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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HANTS OF KANSAS
Melanthium vircrinicum L.
of
BOTANICAL
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03689158
Kansas. Leavenworth Co. NU 1/4	SU 1/4 sec 29
T11S, R21E. US 40 & 24, 1.0 mi	NE of Reno. '
Elev. 860-870 ft.
Mesic upland tallgrass prairie	remnant along
old Union Pacific Railroad bed	on SE side of
hwy. Area unmanaged and slowly	being overgrown
by rhus glabra from the S. Soil silty-loam.
Locally abundant. Approx. 150 flowering stems
counted with abundant vegetative rosettes
seen, especially beneath Rhus. Flowers
fragrant.
Sheet
21 June 1987
Craig C. Freeman #2404 and Jane A. Freeman
The University of Kansas Herbarium (KANU)
Lawrence, Kansas
03689158