Gaylussacia brachycera (Michx.) A.Gray

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Gaylussacia brachycera (Michx.) A.Gray

  • Collector(s)

    see Collection Note 109, 26 Oct 1968

  • Location

    United States of America. West Virginia. 2 miles form Ballengee, West Virginia on property of Luther Shumate, 1/2 mile from 'old Ellison Farm.

  • Collection Notes

    Collector- Mr. and Mrs. Don Smith

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2522954

    Occurrence ID: fa30647e-8dce-4748-bf8b-777385a8a80c

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    West Virginia

  • Locality

    2 miles form Ballengee, West Virginia on property of Luther Shumate, 1/2 mile from 'old Ellison Farm

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HERBARIUM OF
THE NEW YORK BDTANICAL GARDEN
plants cjf West Virginia
109 Gaylussacia
2 miles from Ballengee, West Virginia on property
of Luther Shumate, 1/2 mile from 'old Ellison Farm,
On steep sidd hill facing northwest, under old
oaks - it is also on three other hills on the farm.
Soil: about 1 l/2 inch leafmold on top of sandy
loam, rather dry.
As determined!
I J. W. Floyd 1999
NCSU
Gaylussacia bradiycera (Michx.) A. Gray
det. R.L. Wilbur VI.1994
Duke University Herbariun
collected by jfo. # & Mrs. Don Smith 10/26/68
Plant Community: Oak, little else except an
occasional Epjgaea repens. Plants about 8 inches
high on old plants - all seemed to bend over at
same level. Areas across a fence, used as pasture
land, had been eaten off, but new shoots - very
healthy looking, were coming up from base of
plants.
02522954