Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench

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U.S.A.
Ericaceae Chamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench
det. M. Nee, 2018
MICHIGAN, Gogebic Co., Ottawa National Forest, opposite
Taps Lake trailhead along Forest Road 8100.
46° 18’22”N, 89°45’ 13”W. alt. 480 m.
Bog with Sphagnum, Ledum groenlandicum,
Chamaedaphne calyculata, Sarracenia purpurea,
Eriophorum, with scattered and stunted Picea mariana,
Larix laricina and with Nemopanthus mucronata, Ilex
verticillata at lower edge of wooded slope.
Shrublets to 0.8 m. tall, forming clumps or patches; to 0.9
cm. and to perhaps 9 years old but growth rings very
difficult to see. Voucher for wood specimens at Kw, Lw,
MADw, RSAw. Last year’s inflorescences and a few young
fruiting ones.
Coll.: M. H. Nee 64222	4 June 2018
Missouri Botanical Garden (MO)
04118120