17 June 2019.
Iowa, United States
Locality: Located approximately 3.5 miles east of Boone between highway 17 and railroad, T84N R26W near center of SE ¼ Sec. 25, Boone County
Coordinates: 42.0527, -93.8223
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Elevation: 348m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: High-quality wet and dry, biologically diverse prairie, railroad right-of-way remnant.
Associated species: Asclepias incarnata, Asclepias syriaca, Asclepias sullivantii, Asclepias tuberosa, Coreopsis palmata (rare), Eryngium yuccifolium, Echinacea pallida, Liatris pycnostachya, Apocynum cannabinum, Toxicodendron radicans, Carex sartwellii, Carex vulpinoidea, Carex spp., Salix humilis, Salix petiolaris, Salix discolor, Iris virginica, Rosa sp., Pastinaca sativa, Silphium laciniatum, Silphium perfoliatum, Anemone canadensis, Cicuta maculata, Zizia aurea, Helianthus grosseserratus, Helianthus tuberosus, Phlox pilosa subsp. fulgida, Pycnanthemum virginianum, Allium sp., Ulmus sp., Populus deltoides, Prunus americana, Sorghastrum nutans and Schizachyrium scoparium
Slope: 0
Comment: Sampled two areas separated via approximately 0.5 miles. Estimated number of plants harvested is 50-100 genets. Difficult to estimate number of genets due to aggressive vegetative reproduction. Peak flowering occurred on 7 May followed by peak fruiting on 17 June (2019) at collection site in nature.
Collector(s): - Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA, ARS, NCRPIS
- Morley, Lyndle I., USDA, ARS, NCRPIS
- Raper, Bennett E., USDA, ARS, NCRPIS