20 September 2024.
Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Locality: Along gated road about 0.33 kilometers southwest of the Lake Ontelaunee Trail parking lot.
Coordinates: 40.4985, -75.8912
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Elevation: 94m.
Georeference protocol: Lat/lon determined by GPS
Habitat: Wild Habitat
Environment description: Plants are growing on well-drained steep slopes in shade to part shade of a deciduous forest. Slope: 35 to 50 percent. Aspect: East-southeast. Geology: The underlying geology of this area is of Ordovician origin and characterized as Shale and graywacke of Hamburg sequence. It is characterized by shale containing zones of conspicuous graywacke. (Source: USGS Pennsylvania Geologic Map Data). Soils: The primary soil type in the area of this collection is classified as Berks-Weikert Complex, 25 to 60% slopes (BkF). Dominantly sloping to very steep, moderately deep and shallow, well drained soils underlain by acid shale bedrock. (Source: UPenn State University Soil Info Website). EPA Ecoregion (Level III): Ridge and Valley (67). EPA Ecoregion (Level IV): Northern Shale Valleys (67b).
Number of plants sampled: 10
Associated species: Carya cordiformis; Carya glabra; Vitis sp.; Impatiens pallida; Eurybia divaricata; Asarum canadense; Rubus phoenicolasius; Carex sp.; Acer saccharum; Lindera benzoin; Tilia americana; Acer negundo; Symphyotrichum cordifolium; Juglans nigra; Quercus montana; Ulmus americana; Toxicodendron radicans; Prunus sp.; Celtis occidentalis; Pilea pumila; Solidago flexicaulis; Ostrya virginiana; Quercus alba; Acer rubrum; Quercus rubra; Dioscorea villosa; Maianthemum racemosum; Fraxinus pennsylvanica; Liriodendron tulipifera; Athyrium filix-femina; Polystichum acrostichoides; Fagus sylvatica; Parthenocissus quinquefolia; Epipactus helleborine; Commelina virginiana; Ageratina altissima; Carpinus caroliniana; Persicaria sp.; Boehmeria cylindrica; Menispermum canadense.
Comment: The plants are single and multi-stemmed shrubs with an irregular rounded habit; plants range in size from 0.5-2.5 meters tall x 0.5-1.5 meters wide. Leaves are alternate, deciduous, and trifoliate; leaflets are 5-10 cm long x 2.5-5 cm wide. The fruit is papery and broad-winged along the margins, 2.0-2.5 cm across. Fruit matures to light brown. Plants are common at this site on steep slopes. Seed collected from approximately 10 plants; approximately 100 fruits collected.
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