Details for: WLP 3346, Chionanthus virginicus L., Mount Magazine


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Chionanthus virginicus L.
Top Name:
Mount Magazine
Origin:
Collected – Arkansas, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
29 Aug 2023
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Chionanthus virginicus L.
Top Name:
Mount Magazine
Origin:
Collected – Arkansas, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
29 Aug 2023
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Reproductive Uniformity:

Population
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Shrub
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Life Habit:
Shrub
Source History
Collected
26 August 2023.
Logan County, Arkansas, United States
Locality: Mount Magazine State Park primarily localized to the north facing rims west of Brown's Spring, along Overlook Drive, Benefield East Loop Trail and Bear Hollow Trail, T6N R25W Sec. 20, 21, 22 and 24.
Coordinates: 35.1699, -93.6505 (Map it)
Elevation: 772m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Top of sky-island mountain. Localized along the rims just above steep cliffs. Higher abudance on north facing slopes.
Number of plants sampled: 70
Associated species: Juniperus virginiana, Sassafras albidum, Solidago nemoralis, Solidago ulmifolia, Solidago spp., Ptelea trifoliata, Muscadinia rotundifolia, Quercus acerifolia, Quercus stellata, Quercus velutina, Carya texana, Carya glabra, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, Helianthus sp., Carpinus caroliniana, Rubus sp., Rosa sp., Rhus glabra, Rhus copallinum, Amelanchier arborea, and Physocarpus opulifolius.
Aspect: North
Comment: A large, widespread population of at least 500 plants. Greatest distance between samples is 4.5 miles. Coordinates for each plant sampled may be provided upon request.
Collector(s):
Donated
29 August 2023.
Iowa, United States

Donor(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
Mount Magazine
Type: Local name

AS/CV/2023/027/237
Type: Collector identifier
Sherwood, Andrew P. USDA ARS NCRPIS

Ames 36169
Type: Site identifier
Group: AMES
NC-7 Research Numbers

WLP 3346
Type: Site identifier
Group: WLP
Woody Landscape Plant Germplasm Repository Research Numbers

Narrative
This population blooms approximately two weeks later than surrounding Chionanthus due to high elevation. This is likely one of the largest populations in Arkansas and potentially the highest concentration west of the Mississippi River. Chionanthus is one of the dominant understory species on the north rims of the mountain. Plants ranging in height from five to twenty feet.
Chionanthus virginicus L.
Genus:
Chionanthus
Family:
Oleaceae
Tribe:
Oleeae
Nomen number:

10218
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:8. 1753 "virginica"
Verified:
04/20/1994 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishAmerican fringetree  1Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1298.
Englishfringetree  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishold-man's-beard  1Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Englishpoison-ash  11961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Frencharbre à franges  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1298.
Frencharbre de neige  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1298.
Germanvirginischer Schneeflockenstrauch  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1298.
Swedishsnöflockbuske  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Annotations
Other Links
Actions
  • ACCNUMBERD: Changed Ames 36169 to WLP 3346. 06 Dec 2023.
Pathogens
Vouchers
Herbarium specimen
  • Sherwood, Andrew P., USDA ARS NCRPIS. 28 Apr 2023. Located at NA - United States National Arboretum, USDA/ARS. Identifier: AS/CV/2023/027/237. Inventory sample: Ames 36169 23ncao01. Voucher for original seed collection.
  • Sherwood, Andrew P., USDA ARS NCRPIS. 28 Apr 2023. Located at ANHC - Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, Little Rock, AR. Identifier: AS/CV/2023/027/237. Inventory sample: Ames 36169 23ncao01. Voucher for original seed collection.
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