Dirca palustris L.

The New York Botanical Garden
Woody Plants of U. S. A.
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Ridge top and slight N-facing slope, heavily pastured
until 5-10 years ago, now growing up to Rubus strigosus,
Rubus cf. alleghaniensis, R. occidentalis, with thin stand
of large Tilia americana, Quercus rubra, Q. alba, Ostrya
virginiana, Prunus serotina.
WISCONSIN: Richland Co., 3 miles SE of Richland Center.
T 10 N; R 1 E; SE*SE* sec. 26.	alt. 270 m.
Coll. : M. Nee
15064
June 8, 1977
Shrub 2 m. tall; in a colony, probably a clone, of
plants scattered over a half acre or more.
Wood white, soft; bark gray, fibrous and very strong.
No fruits seen on this or any of the other shrubs.
THYMELAEACEAE Pirca palustris L.
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