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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationConvolvulaceae: Cuscuta
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00872801
CollectorW. T. Kittredge
Collector number1630
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Melrose
LocalityBoston Basin Ecoregion: Mystic River Watershed. Middlesex Fells Reservation, on northeast corner where the Rock Circuit Connector Trail leaves Jerry Jingle Road, along Shilly Shally Brook (Kidder’s “Bog Hole”), GPS 42.4417N, 71.0819W
Date Collected2009-10-11
Habitatshrub swamp, part shade
ContainerPlants of Massachusetts
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/a13236ff-9cb3-4254-980b-bb1666e15a45
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00872801
HerbariumNEBC
FamilyConvolvulaceae
Determination Cuscuta compacta Jussieu ex Choisy
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is label name] [is Current name]
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarksparasitic plant growing on Clethra alnifolia.

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