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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationSelaginellaceae: Selaginella
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00936847
Other Barcodes on Sheet00342327
CollectorW. T. Kittredge
Collector number1564a
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Malden
LocalityMiddlesex Fells Reservation, summit of "Observatory Hill" west of Boojam Rock on the Rock Circuit Trail
Georeference41° 26' 28.5" N, 71° 5' 6.78" W
Date Collected2008-09-25
Elevation85 m
Verbatim Elevation280 feet
HabitatFlat exposed rock of Lynn Volcanicas, full sun, thin black soil (10YR 2/1 Munsell) over bedrock
ContainerPlants of Massachusetts, U.S.A.
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/711081e9-8fd6-4a00-9673-8458054572a2
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00936847
HerbariumNEBC
FamilySelaginellaceae
Determination Selaginella rupestris (Linnaeus) Spring
Determination Remarks [filed under] [label name] [current name]
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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RemarksFive colonies: (10x100 cm., 14x24 cm., 20x30 cm., 20x60 cm., 60x90 cm.) Station found by Betty Wright. Associates: Ambrosia artemesiifolia, Apocynum androsaemifolium, Aralia hispida, Bulbostylis capillaris, Capnoides sempervirens, Carya glabra, Chamaesyce maculata, Erigeron canadensis, Cyperus lupulinus var. macilentus, Dichanthelium linearifolium, Erechtites hieraciifolius, Erigeron strigosus, Fragaria virginiana, Hieracium caespitosum, Hypericum gentianoides, H. perforatum, Juncus greenei, Lechea intermedia, Leucanthemum vulgare, Lonicera sp., Panicum capillare, Pinus rigida, Polygonum tenue, Populus grandidentata, Portulaca oleracea, Prunus pensylvanica, Quercus coccinea ,Q. ilicifolia, Rhus copallina, R. typhina, Rubus flagellaris, Rumex acetosella, Schizachyrium scoparium, Solidago bicolor, S. nemoralis, Taraxacum officinale, Ulmus procera.

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