Vaccinium scoparium Leiberg ex Coville

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Vaccinium scoparium Leiberg ex Coville

  • Collector(s)

    A. Kelsey 08- 138 with M.S. Kelsey, 12 Sep 2008

  • Location

    United States of America. Utah. Duchesne Co. In the Uinta Mountains, following State Route 150, on the north-northwest slope of Murdock Mountain and south of Bald Mountain Pass. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache Forest. Mirrow Lake Quad (7 1/2 min.).

  • Habitat

    Growing on north-facing slope at edge of meadow between rock ledges, gathering around bases of Picea engelmannii.

  • Description

    Fruit red; stems definitey green. Plants <12 inches tall. Plants in meadow shorter than ones at meadow by tree bases. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01111408

    Occurrence ID: dfe53dac-9599-4fb8-b465-2c917a9c1bd3

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Utah

  • County/Municipio

    Duchesne Co.

  • Locality

    In the Uinta Mountains, following State Route 150, on the north-northwest slope of Murdock Mountain and south of Bald Mountain Pass. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache Forest. Mirrow Lake Quad (7 1/2 min.)

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3286 m. (10781 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    40.6828, -110.9

  • Georeferencing Method

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  • Geodetic Datum

    NAD27

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BOTANICAL
PLANTS OF UTAH, U.S.A.
Vaccinium scoparium Leiberg ex Coville
DUCHESNE CO.: In the Uinta Mountains, following State Route
150, on the NNW slope of Murdock Mountain and S of Bald
Mountain Pass. Uinta-Wasatch-Cache Forest. Mirrow Lake Quad
(7 !4 min.). UTM - 508473 m.E by 4503556 m.N (Zone 12, NAD
27). Elev. 10,780 ft.
Growing on N-facing slope at edge of meadow between rock
ledges, gathering around bases of Picea enqelmannii. Fruit red;
stems definitey green. Plants <12 inches tall. Plants in meadow
shorter than ones at meadow edge by tree bases.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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A.Kelsey (08-138) &
M.S.Kelsey
Ericaceae
12 September 2008
Garrett Herbarium (UT), Utah Museum of Natural History
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