Clethra alnifolia L.

  • Filed As

    Clethraceae
    Clethra alnifolia L.

  • Collector(s)

    S. A. Mori 28065 with M. Rothman, 01 Aug 2016

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. Westchester Co. Pound Ridge. Main entrance to the Westchester Wilderness Walk/Zofnass Family Preserve on Upper Shad Road. At edge of preserve along road by entrance.

  • Habitat

    Disturbed area along edge of deciduous forest. Abundant.

  • Description

    Shrub, 2 m tall. In peak flower everywhere. New flush with green stem, previous flush with reddish brown stem. Flowers aromatic, petals white, anthers golden-brown, stigma white, 3-lobed. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Visited by many individuals of bees (Bombus sp).

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02531831

    Occurrence ID: e3ac3152-babc-434d-bb94-b079bd5f2dae

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Ericales

  • Family

    Clethraceae

  • All Determinations

    Clethra alnifolia L. det S. A. Mori, 01 Aug 2016
    Note: Confirmed by R. Naczi, 2017

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    Westchester Co.

  • City/Township

    Pound Ridge

  • Locality

    Main entrance to the Westchester Wilderness Walk/Zofnass Family Preserve on Upper Shad Road. At edge of preserve along road by entrance.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 139 m. (456 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    41.1757, -73.5996

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS.

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Clethra alnifolia L.
det. S. A. Mori, 01 Aug 2016
United States of America. New York. Westchester.
Pound Ridge, Main entrance to the Westchester
Wilderness Walk/Zofnass Family Preserve on Upper Shad
Road. At edge of preserve along road by entrance.
41°10'32.6"N, 73°35'58.4"W
139 m.
Disturbed area along edge of deciduous forest.
Shrub, 2 m tall. In peak flower everywhere. New flush
with green stem, previous flush with reddish brown stem.
Flowers aromatic, petals white, anthers golden-brown,
stigma white, 3-lobed. Abundant. Visited by many
individuals of bees (Bombus sp).
N.V. sweet pepper-bush [English]
01 Aug 2016
S. A. Mori, M. Rothman 28065
02531831