03 September 2016.
Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Georgia
Locality: Along Stepantsminda-Sameba Road, 342 meters north of terminus, 345 meters northeast of Gergeti Trinity Bell Tower.
Coordinates: 42.6652, 44.6186
(Map it)
Elevation: 2153m.
Environment description: Exposed on flat ground, on border of subalpine Betula litwinowii woodland.
Slope: Flat Ground.
Comment: Low shrub, only a few centimeters in height, likely due to grazing. Leaves blue-green, fruits red. Leaves with a scent similar to Juglans.
Collector(s): - Lobdell, Matthew, The Morton Arboretum
- Marrocco, Vince, Morris Arboretum of the University of Pennsylvania
- Meny, Joseph, U.S. National Arboretum
- Tankersley, Boyce, Chicago Botanic Garden
- Zale, Peter, The Ohio State University