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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationCommelinaceae: Tradescantia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00415902
CollectorB. T. Hamlin
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Medford
LocalityBoston Basin Ecoregion: Mystic River Watershed. Middlesex Fells Reservation, north side of Hemlock Pool Road east of gate 35, 300 m. west of intersection with the Rock Circuit Trail north of Shiner Pool
Georeference42° 26' 40" N, 71° 5' 13" W
Date Collected2012-06-15
HabitatFlat edge of road, part sun
ContainerPlants of Massachusetts
Substratevery stony gritty soil
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/4e750cca-0440-48ea-b8ac-e35cd2138099
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00415902
HerbariumNEBC
FamilyCommelinaceae
Determination Tradescantia ohiensis Rafinesque
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyCommelinaceae
Determination Tradescantia sp.
Determined byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2013
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
Annotation TextTradescantia ohiensis Rafinesque x T. virginiana Linnaeus (note sparse pubescence on sepals in addition to apical tufts)
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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RemarksAssociates: Alliaria petiolata, Artemisia vulgaris, Hieracium sabaudum, Rubus allegheniensis, Taraxacum officinale, Viola sororia

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