10 November 2023.
Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States
Locality: Franklin Township: Piney Hollow Preservation Area (the site is owned by Franklin Township). Plants accessed by foot along trails throughout property.
Coordinates: 39.5726, -74.9261
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Elevation: 28m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Plants growing in part-shade to sun along the edges of McCarthys Lakes and in the understory of a mixed deciduous and evergreen forest in moist-mesic to wet conditions. Slope: N/A. Aspect: N/A.
Number of plants sampled: 5
Associated species: Quercus alba; Chamaecyparis thyoides; Vaccinium corymbosum; Smilax sp.; Pinus rigida; Morella caroliniensis; Ilex glabra; Ilex opaca; Osmundastrum cinnamomeum; Lyonia ligustrina; Acer rubrum; Spiraea tomentosa; Baccharis halimifolia; Magnolia virginiana; Rubus sp.; Nyssa sylvatica; Carex sp.; Liquidambar styraciflua; Typha latifolia; Solidago sp.; Symphyotrichum sp.; Chamaedaphne calyculata; Lyonia mariana; Clethra alnifolia.
Comment: This species is a multi-stemmed, deciduous, slightly upright shrub to small open tree with a tendency toward an upright spreading habit. Fruiting specimens range from 1.5-5 meters tall x 0.5-3.0 meters wide. Leaves are simple, alternate, dark green above and dull grayish-green beneath; size ranges from 3.0-7.5 cm long x 2.0–3.5 cm wide. The underside of the leaf surface is pilose with dense gray hairs. Some leaves have already dropped while some are turning scarlet red. Fruit is a pome changing from green to yellow and finally dark red. Plants are found occasionally in woodland edges of McCarthys Lakes.
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