Taxon: Prunus pumila var. besseyi (L.H.Bailey) Waugh
Family: Rosaceae

Collector: Cochrane, Theodore S., Middleton, W.; Iltis, Hugh H., Fields, Douglas M.   12901   

Date: 1992-09-10

Verbatim Date: 1992-09-10

Locality: United States, Wisconsin, Iowa, Very N end of Hay Lane Rd., N of Hwy 137 at Wisconsin River in Avoca Prairie State Natural Area, 2 mi. E of Avoca. Sand terrace along Wisconsin River.

43.19493752  -90.28644766 +-569m.

Verbatim Coordinates: T08N R02E sec05 SW4;

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

Habitat: Extensive lowland prairie on huge outwash sand terrace along river. Dry-mesic segments dominated by Andropogon scoparius, Sporobolus heterolepis, & Koeleria macrantha (on low swells) grading to wet segments dominated by Andropogon gerardii, Panicum virgatum, & Spartina pectinata (in shallow swales). Dry-mesic prairie (not dense and turfy), with Elymus virginicus, E. canadensis, E. canadensis X E. virginicus, Prunus pumila, Rosa blanda, Solidago canadensis, S. gigantea, Artemisia ludoviciana and Aster ericoides. Deep loose loamy sand on top of riverbank; full sun and light shade in vicintiy of a small copse of Acer negundo and Quercus macrocarpa trees.

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Record Id: f15c4185-56ab-4f69-b532-65826ce73fb0

Occurrence ID (GUID): 37ed7257-f65a-4166-a3c1-053bee32687d

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