Leitneria floridana Chapm.

  • Filed As

    Leitneriaceae
    Leitneria floridana Chapm.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 19138 with T. Plowman & P. Matekaitis, 31 Aug 1980

  • Location

    United States of America. Illinois. Lake Co. 5 miles N of Barrington. The former Julian A. Steyermark property on hilly Valparaiso moraine. From 1941-1948 a large number of herbs, shrubs and trees, many from Missouri, were introduced by J. A. Steyermark; essentially untended since 1958 but many still persisting (Neviusia alabamensis, Cornus florida, Asimina triloba, etc.).

  • Habitat

    Damp depression around "sinkhole" pond. The original forest of Quercus alba, Q. rubra, Q. macrocarpa, Q. ellipsoidalis, Tilia americana, Acer saccharum, Prunus serotina, Ulmus rubra, Carya ovata.

  • Description

    Healthy colony of many stems up to 5 m. tall, 4 cm. diam., apparently all female; stigmas light red. Introduced by J. Steyermark. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 236544

    Occurrence ID: 2b5bbf8a-8f09-41f4-94a8-a46a97f2006c

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Sapindales

  • Family

    Simaroubaceae

  • All Determinations

    Leitneria floridana Chapm. det Unspecified Determiner

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Illinois

  • County/Municipio

    Lake Co.

  • Locality

    5 miles N of Barrington. The former Julian A. Steyermark property on hilly Valparaiso moraine. From 1941-1948 a large number of herbs, shrubs and trees, many from Missouri, were introduced by J. A. Steyermark; essentially untended since 1958 but many still persisting (Neviusia alabamensis, Cornus florida, Asimina triloba, etc.)

  • Township, Range, Section

    T43N, R9E, NE¼ NW¼ and NW¼ NE¼ S13

  • Coordinates

    42.2048, -88.1305

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    969

  • Georeferencing Method

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  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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