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Taxon: Juniperus communis var. depressa Pursh
Family: Cupressaceae

Collector: Iltis, Hugh H.; Botany 130 Class,   6790   

Date: 1956-08-11

Locality: United States, Wisconsin, Sauk, Owl's Head, an isolated sandstone peak (alt. 1060 ft.) 1 mi N of Wisconsin River and 2 mi E of Merrimac

43.39145812  -89.60578926 +-569m.  163327

Verbatim Coordinates: T11N R07E sec36

Georeference Remarks: Latitude/Longitude was derived from the Township, Range, Section location. This causes an imprecision.

Habitat: Steep open W-facing sandy prairie, on talus of sandstone cliff (with large clumps of Juniperus communis var. depressa, J. virginiana, dominated by Bouteloua curtipendula, B. hirsuta, Sporobolus asper, also Scutellaria leonardi, Arabis lyrata, Monarda punctata. (very dry).

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Record Id: 9c5a4a74-0788-4e3d-9e65-e757a402ab3a

Occurrence ID (GUID): c8dd6222-f95b-11e2-9dec-002590257708

For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Mary Ann Feist (mfeist@wisc.edu)