Staphylea trifolia L.

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Staphyleaceae Staphylea trifolia L.
det.M. Nee, 2017
WISCONSIN, Crawford Co., 2 km. (straight line) NW of
Wauzeka, Kickapoo Wild Woods State Natural Area.
43°06’00”N, 90°53’57”W. alt. 215 m.
T 7 N; R 4 W; SWVSNW& sect. 7.
Causeway of old railroad grade through Kickapoo River
floodplain, partly grassy and open, partly becoming shaded
by shrubs and trees, with Juglans nigra, Acer saccharum,
Celtis occidentalis.
Shrub 4.5 m tall, 5 cm in diameter, the rings hard to count,
but perhaps 20 or even 30 years old; always growing in
clumps or patches, common along here in one area at base
of slope but mostly along edge of old railroad grade, 2
meters above floodplain. Voucher for wood specimens at
Kw, Lw, MADw, MEXUw, RSAw.
Coll.: M. H. Nee 63743	4 July 2017
Missouri Botanical Garden (MO)
03757956