10 July 2004.
Hokkaidô, Japan
Locality: Mt. Shirohata (Mt. White Flag) Sapporo City Reforested area. About 0.5 mile from parking lot, near forest path.
Coordinates: 42.9603, 141.4256
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Elevation: 184m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Associated vegetation: Trilium, bamboo, Glycera, Dryopteris, Rubus parviflora, Oxalis, Gallium, Actinidia polygamma, Hydrangea and Rubus phoenocolasius. Low light. Soil organic duff.
Comment: USDA ARS 2004 Plant Expedition in association with MAFF. Reforested area for Larix kaempferi, Morus was an understory tree for the Larix. The understory contained many shrubs.
Collector(s): - Davis, Thomas, University of New Hampshire
- Hummer, Kim, USDA, ARS
- Iketani, Hiroyuki, National Res. Inst. of Vegetables, Ornamentals and Tea
- Imanishi, Hiroyuki, Akita Prefectural College of Agriculture