19 August 2021.
Allamakee County, Iowa, United States
Locality: Private property adjacent to Yellow River State Forest located 2.85 miles southeast of Waterville adjacent to White Pine Road: T97N R4W SE1/4 NW1/4 Sec. 36
Coordinates: 43.1761, -91.2622
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Elevation: 246m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Rock outcropping. Mature woods.
Number of plants sampled: 3
Associated species: Diervilla lonicera, Viburnum rafinesqueanum, Viburnum opulus var. americanum, Cornus alternifolia, Cornus rugosa, Quercus rubra, Ostrya virginiana, Juniperus virginiana, Fraxinus nigra, Tilia americana, Asarum canadense, and Sanguinaria canadensis
Aspect: West;
Slope: 50
Comment: Coordinates refer to specimen 980-1. Coordinates for each mother tree may be provided upon request. Three specimens all sampled within 100 yards of each other. Specimens sampled at peak ripening as cones were still a little greenish-yellow in color. In general, 2021 was a rather poor year for cone production in northeast Iowa.
Collector(s): - Blair, Bruce, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Carstens, Jeffrey D., USDA, ARS, NCRPIS
- Sherwood, Andrew P., USDA, ARS, NCRPIS