Heliotropium amplexicaule Vahl

  • Filed As

    Boraginaceae
    Heliotropium amplexicaule Vahl

  • Collector(s)

    M. C. Pace 1139, 10 Jul 2020

  • Location

    United States of America. Tennessee. Hawkins Co. 500 East Main Street, Rogersville, in the meadow of ‘Rosemont’ estate, along a low, extremely dry, cherty ridge above Crockett Creek.

  • Habitat

    Sparse area of meadow; this area is considerably drier that the rest of the property, along a cherty ridge of shallowly laden Maynardville Limestone, Nolichucky Shale, Honaker Dolomite, Maryville Limestone, Rogersville Shale, Rutledge Limestone, Pumpkin Valley Shale Cambrian bedrock.

  • Description

    Heavily visited by insects, particularly Apis mellifera, Bombus spp., and Lepidoptera Families Hesperiidae (skippers), Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies), Papilionidae (swallowtails), and Pieridae (whites-and-yellows). Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Collection Notes

    Collected during the COVID-19 pandemic, when NYBG staff were working from home while the Garden was closed

  • Specimen Notes

    Collected during the COVID-19 pandemic, when NYBG staff were working from home while the Garden was closed

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01393109

    Occurrence ID: c7ee5963-2370-4c36-bc1f-94d60f53cb15

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Tennessee

  • County/Municipio

    Hawkins Co.

  • Locality

    500 East Main Street, Rogersville, in the meadow of ‘Rosemont’ estate, along a low, extremely dry, cherty ridge above Crockett Creek

  • Elevation

    Alt. 394 m. (1293 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    36.4087, -82.9997

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The New York Botanical Garden
Boraginaceae
Heliotropium amplexicaule Vahl
United States of America. Tennessee. Hawkins Co. 500
East Main Street, Rogersville, in the meadow of
‘Rosemont’ estate, along a low, extremely dry, cherty
ridge above Crockett Creek.
36.408750°, -82.999705°
394 m.
Sparse area of meadow; this area is considerably drier that
the rest of the property, along a cherty ridge of shallowly
laden Maynardville Limestone, Nolichucky Shale,
Honaker Dolomite, Maryville Limestone, Rogersville
Shale, Rutledge Limestone, Pumpkin Valley Shale
Cambrian bedrock.
Heavily visited by insects, particularly Apis mellifera,
Bombus spp., and Lepidoptera Families Hesperiidae
(skippers), Nymphalidae (brush-footed butterflies),
Papilionidae (swallowtails), and Pieridae
(whites-and-yellows).
10 Jul 2020
M. C. Pace 1139
NYdb
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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