27 June 2016.
Iowa, United States
Locality: Rochester Cemetery just one mile southeast of Rochester, T79N R3W NE 1/4 SW 1/4 NE 14 Sec. 12 Cedar County
Coordinates: 41.6651, -91.1389
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Elevation: 220m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Virgin prairie remnant. Growing in association with Quercus alba (extremely large specimens ~ 60 inches d.b.h.), Asclepias tuberosa, Dalea spp., Zizia aurea, Geranium maculatum, Dodecatheon meadia, Phlox divaricata, Ambrosia trifida, Teucrium canadense, Tradescantia ohiensis, Toxicodendron radicans, Rudbeckia hirta, Silphium sp., Ceanothus americanus, Veronicastrum virginicum, and Schizachyrium scoparium.
Number of plants sampled: 35
Comment: Flowers on all specimens noted were lavender. Specimens sampled on 06/27/2016 were at the very end of fruit maturity with approximatley 70% of seeds already dispersed.
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