Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
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Filed As
Ericaceae
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Collector(s)
D. E. Atha 6648, 12 Aug 2008
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Location
United States of America. West Virginia. Tucker Co. Monongahela National Forest. S of towns of Thomas and Davis, W of Canaan Heights, along Forest Road 13.
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Description
Trailing subshrub, the stems nearly 1 m long, very slender, rooting at the nodes; flowers on erect shoots, nodding, the petals reflexed, pink; stamens exserted; fruit green, beginning to turn red, sour; growing in wet soil with Sphagnum and Eriophorum.
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Notes (shown on label)
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 1087408
Occurrence ID: 7e7fea15-229f-4e85-bf66-560416c6add1
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Ericales
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Family
Ericaceae
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All Determinations
Vaccinium oxycoccos L. det D. E. Atha, 2008
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Region
North America
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Country
United States of America
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State/Province
West Virginia
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County/Municipio
Tucker Co.
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Locality
Monongahela National Forest. S of towns of Thomas and Davis, W of Canaan Heights, along Forest Road 13.
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Elevation
Alt. 1113 m. (3652 ft.)
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Coordinates
39.0727, -79.4731
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Distribution
The New York Botanical Garden Flora of North America Ericaceae Vaccinium oxycoccus L. det. D. E. Atha, 2008 United States of America. West Virginia: Tucker Co. Monongahela National Forest. S of towns of Thomas and Davis, W of Canaan Heights, along Forest Road 13. 39.07269N, 79.47314W, ca 1113 m (coordinates and elevation from hand-held gps and digital world map; accurate to within a radius of ca 50 m). Trailing subshrub, the stems nearly 1 m long, very slender, rooting at the nodes; flowers on erect shoots, nodding, the petals reflexed, pink; stamens exserted; fruit green, beginning to turn red, sour; growing in wet soil with Sphagnum and Eriophorum. Daniel Atha 6648 12 Aug 2008 BOTANICAL Garde**, NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN .......01087408 NYdb 01087408
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Vaccinium oxycoccos L.