18 September 2019.
North Carolina, United States
Locality: Clay County; Nantahala National Forest: Forest Road 6269: Buck Creek Serpentine Barrens: main trail
Coordinates: 35.0859, -83.6154
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Elevation: 1057m.
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Pinus rigida-Quercus alba / Sporobulus heterolepis-Andropogon gerardii Woodland OR Southern Blue Ridge Ultramafic Outcrop Barren
Number of plants sampled: 10
Associated species: Quercus alba, Pinus rigida, Tsuga canadensis, Sassafras albidum, Acer rubrum, Oxydendrum arboreum, Amelanchier laevis, Physocarpus opulifolius, Viburnum cassinoides, Kalmia latifolia, Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina, Vaccinium stamineum, Vaccinium corymbosum, Andropogon gerardii, Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium, Sporobolus heterolepis, Pycnanthemum spp., Magnolia acuminata, Ceanothus americanus, Sanguisorba canadensis, Spiranthes sp., Smilax lasioneura
Aspect: ;
Slope: 40 Degrees;
Soil Texture:
Comment: Shrub; height 10 ft; bark gray to brown, glabrous; leaves elliptic or ovate to oblong; margins dentate or denticulate; abaxially somewhat scaly, adaxially dull dark green and glabrous; flowers not present; drupe
Collector(s): - Deng, Tao, Kunming Institute of Botany, CAS
- Gao, Xinfen, Chengdu Institute of Biology
- Gapinski, Andrew, Arnold Arboretum
- Halloran, Sean, Arnold Arboretum
- Kang, Wang, Education Department and Plant Documentation & Information
- Rubinstein, Jared, Arnold Arboretum