03 October 2001.
Kentucky, United States
Locality: 0.9 miles south of overpass for KY Route 552 on Interstate 75; 50 feet west of the north side of the bridge over Little Laurel River.
Coordinates: 37.0382, -84.0985
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Elevation: 300m.
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Open, disturbed woodland edge in part shade along the ATT fiber optic cable right-of-way in dry, silt-loam soil with organic layer on the surface.
Associated species: Rubus sp.; Solidago sp.; Smilax sp.; Eupatorium sp.; Nyssa sylvatica; Amelanchier canadensis; Ilex opaca; Oxydendrum arboreum; Magnolia tripetala; Liriodendron tulipifera; Acer rubrum; Kalmia latifolia; Parthenocissus quinquefolia; Hamamelis virginiana; Gaultheria procumbens; Mitchella repens
Aspect: Southwest;
Slope: 2.86241
Comment: DESCRIPTION: Evergreen, suckering and spreading groundcover. Height: up to 25 cm.; SUB-COUNTRY GEO 2: Laurel County; COLLECTOR'S NUMBER: USNAKY2001-001; MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION ABOUT WILD COLLECTION: Layers and rhizomes collected. The population appears to have been severely depleted by the installation of a fiber optic cable. All material was sent to the U.S. National Arboretum for propagation and research use.;
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