Mitchella repens L.

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  New York

• County/Municipio

  Putnam Co.

• Locality

  ca 7 km (by air) W of New York/Connecticut state border and ca 10 km (by air) N of Putnam/Westchester county border, Ice Pond Conservation Area, E of Ice Pond Road, N of Route 312 and W of Ice Pond

• Elevation

  Alt. 157 m. (515 ft.)

• Coordinates

  41.4614, -73.6171

• Distribution

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
01087646
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Seen in preparation of
Mitchella for the Flora of North America
Mitchella repens L., Sp. PI. 1:111. 1753.
det. A. Krings 2010 (NCSC)
The New York Botanical Garden
Rubiaceae
Mitchella repens L.
det. D. E. Atha, 2008
United States of America. New York. Putnam Co. ca 7
km (by air) W of New York/Connecticut state border and ca
10 km (by air) N of Putnam/Westchester county border, Ice
Pond Conservation Area, E of Ice Pond Road, N of Route
312 and W of Ice Pond. 41.461422N, 73.617080W, ca 157
m (Coordinates and elevation from hand-held gps and digital
world map; accurate to within a radius of ca 10 m). Dwarf,
upland woods.
Prostrate; leaf blade veins light green, tissue between veins
dark green; fruits bright red.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 6783	21 Sep 2008
Specimen databased at NY in KE Emu.