Vaccinium oxycoccos L.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Vaccinium oxycoccos L.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Bursik 950, 11 Oct 1987

  • Location

    United States of America. Idaho. Bonner Co. State land. Chase Lake; 3 mi. SE of Coolin. Ca. 50 h lake; peatland complex on S end of the lake.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 2547986

    Occurrence ID: 8a59e6c1-3a55-480d-9030-660616965e99

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • All Determinations

    Vaccinium oxycoccos L.

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Idaho

  • County/Municipio

    Bonner Co.

  • Locality

    State land. Chase Lake; 3 mi. SE of Coolin. Ca. 50 h lake; peatland complex on S end of the lake.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 710 m. (2329 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    48.4642, -116.818

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    969

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  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Location Notes

    [US & Canada]

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UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO HERBARIUM (ID)
FLORA OF NORTHERN ROCKY
MOUNTAIN PEATLANDS
Vaccinium oxycoccos L.
State: Idaho, County: Bonner; State land;
Location: Chase Lake; 3 mi SE of Coolin, ID.
Ca. 50 h lake; peatland complex on S end of
the lake, S 1/2 sec. 14, T59N, R4W; ele 710
m. Large, open peatland complex consists of
open, floating Sphagnum mats immediately-
surrounding the lake dominated by Carex
lasiocarpa and C. rostrata; scattered marshy
areas dominated by Typha latifolia, often on
Sphagnum-covered substrate; and shrub carrs
adjacent to upland forests characterized by
Alnus incana, Betula glandulosa, and Spiraea
douglasii. Littoral regions of the lake
characterized by rhizomatous stands of
several aquatic macrophytes including
Brasenia schreberi, Nymphaea odorata, and
Nuphar polysepalum in water ldm-2 m deep.
Surrounding forest mixed w/ Populus
tremuloides, Picea engelmanii, Pinus
monticola, and Thuja plicata being prominent.
Water chem.: pH 7.2, hardness (mg/L as
CaC03) 11.3, alkalinity (mg/L) 16,
conductivity 70 mmhos. Abundance: prominent,
fruits red, on saturated, Sphagnum-covered
substrate w/ Dulichium arundinaceum C.
rostrata, Potentilla palustris, and Kalmia
microphylla.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
02547986
Collected by:
R. Bursik 950
w/ M. Simpson
11 Oct 1987
02547986