Dirca palustris L.

Thymelaeaceae Dirca palustris L.
det. M. Nee, 2018
Michigan, Gogebic Co., Ottawa National Forest, along
Forest Road 8100, 1.75 km SW of junction with Dunham
Road.
46°22’05”N, 89°47’ 14”W. alt. 495 m.
Forest on slight slope, Acer saccharum, Betula
alleghaniensis, Tsuga canadensis, with a few small Abies
balsamea.
Shrub 1.5 m. tall, 4 cm. in diameter, with single stem and
with much-branched, rounded top; wood soft, white; bark
fibrous and tough. Voucher for wood specimens at Kw, Lw,
MADw. Fruit green, immature.
Coll.: M. H. Nee 64205	3 June 2018
Missouri Botanical Garden (MO)
04197905