10 September 2023.
Harlan County, Kentucky, United States
Locality: Kingdom Come State Park, Pine Mountain: along the Pine Trail above lake at Kingdom Come State Park gift shop area. (Second collection, bulked with first, made on Groundhog Trail up from the parking lot at the playground. Lat/long 36.99533, -82.97951).
Coordinates: 36.9928, -82.9848
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Elevation: 727m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Environment description: Above creek bed, along trail above lake. Elevation: 2384 feet. Aspect: West. (Second collection, bulked with the first: on trail. Elevation: 2543 feet. Aspect: Southeast.)
Number of plants sampled: 1
Associated species: Acer pensylvanicum; Acer rubrum; Rhododendron sp.
Comment: Tree. Seeds collected from 2 plants at two sites, bulked together. From first plant: one open pod with a few seeds and one closed pod collected. From second plant: one closed pod collected. Two herbarium vouchers collected from each tree.
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