Details for: PI 691403, Malus fusca (Raf.) C. K. Schneid., Mfusca050

07 October 2010.
Oregon, United States
Locality: Ellmaker State Wayside, Lincoln County, Oregon.
Coordinates: 49.4029, 44.9987 (Map it)
Elevation: 216m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Malus fusca were sampled growing along the edge of an abandoned agricultural filed at Ellmaker State Wayside. An old domesticated apple was found near the sampled fusca, and fusca seedlings growing near to the apple tree exhinited traits that could be indicative of hybridization, including leathery apple-like leaves and larger than normal fruit size. Some additional species include Acer macrophyllum, Pinus contorta, Pseudotsuga menziesii, and Rubus spp.

Collector(s):

• Hayes, Sarah, Western Mineral and Environmental Resources
• Routson, Kanin J., Arid Lands Resource Sciences, University of Arizona

01 March 2013.
Washington, United States

Donor(s):

• Volk, Gayle, USDA ARS National Laboratory for Genetic Resources Preservation