Clethra alnifolia L.

  • Filed As

    Clethraceae
    Clethra alnifolia L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. C. Pace 310, 03 Aug 2008

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Suffolk Co. Huntington Station, in the Paumonek Wetland, west of Walt Whitman High School next to the Phragmites swamp.

  • Habitat

    Growing in an Oak-Hickory Mesic Woodland with Acer rubrum, Lindera benzoin, Fraxinus nigra, and Impatiens capensis.

  • Description

    Multistemmed shrub to about 3 m; flowers sweet smelling, very fragrant, white in color; very common. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4222074

    Occurrence ID: 9ddb59ac-8dc5-4e7c-bf2b-e30bc1a427fd

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Clethraceae

  • All Determinations

    Clethra alnifolia L.

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Suffolk Co.

  • Locality

    Huntington Station, in the Paumonek Wetland, west of Walt Whitman High School next to the Phragmites swamp.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 63 m. (207 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    40.8282, -73.4279

  • Location Notes

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Flora of the Paumonek Wetland, Long Island
Clethra alnifolia L.
NEW YORK, SUFFOLK CO.: Huntington Station, in the Paumonek
Wetland, west of Walt Whitman High School next to the
Phragmites swamp. Multistemmed shrub to about 3 m; flowers
sweet smelling, very fragrant, white in color; very common.
Growing in an Oak-Hickory Mesic Woodland with Acer
rubrum, Lindera benzoin, Fraxinus nigra, and Impatiens
capensis.
Matthew C. Pace 310
40°49.693’N 73°25.676’W
3 August 2008
elev. approx. 63
04222074