Vaccinium oxycoccus L.

  • Filed As

    Ericaceae
    Vaccinium oxycoccus L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 15587 with Marie Greener, 19 Jun 2016

  • Location

    United States of America. Maine. Washington Co. Bog Brook Cove Preserve of the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, NE of Cutler, end of Moose River Road, at edge of bog.

  • Habitat

    Bog with Ledum (very common), Rhododendron canadense, Rubus chamaemorus (very common and abundant), Gaultheria procumbens, Empetrum, Kalmia angustifolia, Vaccinium oxycoccus and Larix, Nemopanthus and Picea scattered here and there; formerly very wet, water 1 meter deep in places; beaver dam removed in 2015 and now very dry, shrubs dying.

  • Description

    Shrub; petals pink. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02688719

    Occurrence ID: 0fc3da29-92a0-4430-a21f-877f757e4f41

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 02758587, D. E. Atha 15587, Vaccinium oxycoccus L. - : Ericaceae (261.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Ericaceae

  • All Determinations

    Vaccinium oxycoccus L. det D. E. Atha, 2016

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Maine

  • County/Municipio

    Washington Co.

  • Locality

    Bog Brook Cove Preserve of the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, NE of Cutler, end of Moose River Road, at edge of bog

  • Elevation

    Alt. 17 m. (56 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    44.7322, -67.1036

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS. 44.732234N, 67.103614W (±25m), ca 17 m elev

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Ericaceae
Vaccinium oxycoccus L.
det. D. Atha, 2016
United States of America. Maine. Washington Co. Bog Brook Cove
Preserve of the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, NE of Cutler, end of Moose
River Road, at edge of bog. 44.732234N, 67.103614W (±25m), ca 17 m
elev. Bog with Ledum (very common), Rhododendron canadense, Rubus
chamaemorus (very common and abundant), Ga.ulth.eria procumbens,
Empetrum, Kalmia angustifolia, Vaccinium oxycoccus and Larix,
Nemopanthus and Picea scattered here and there; formerly very wet, water
1 meter deep in places; beaver dam removed in 2015 and now very dry,
shrubs dying. '
Shrub; petals pink.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha, Marie Greener 15587
19 Jun 2016
02688719