27 July 1996.
Heilongjiang Sheng, China
Locality: About 1 km north of Xin Ling in the hills (Da xing an ling)
Coordinates: 51.6667, 124.3833
(Map it)
Elevation: 500m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Associated with Rubus arcticus, Lonicera caerulea, Larix, Betula, Populus, Fragaria oreientalis, Sorbaria, Geranium, Potentilla fruticosus.
Comment: Plant 0.6 m small shrub. Fruit 10 mm round, dark blue with bloom, 1-2 per cluster, somewhat firm, good taste. Mature last half of July.
Collector(s): - Finn, Chad, USDA, ARS
- Postman, Joseph, USDA-ARS
- Thompson, Maxine, National Clonal Germplasm Repository
- Xi, Sheng Ke, The Chinese Academy of Forestry
- Zhang, Qinghua, Institute of Forest Ecology and Environment