Callicarpa americana L.

  • Filed As

    Verbenaceae
    Callicarpa americana L.

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 3511 with Hannah Stevens, 30 Sep 2002

  • Location

    United States of America. North Carolina. Gates Co. Merchant's Millpond State Park, on spit of land extending into Merchant's Mill Pond, near western edge of lake, east of SSR 1400 and south of where road crosses Bennett's Creek.

  • Habitat

    Moist woods with Nyssa and Taxodium.

  • Description

    Shrub about 1.5m tall, producing many slender stems from the ground, mostly unbranched below, arching and branched above, forming a lax, rounded to open crown; fruit purple, eaten by collector.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY. Merck Bulk specimens: 3511 twig+leaf+fruit; 3511 root+stem

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00198706

    Occurrence ID: d261f252-3cc0-467f-9013-29350bbcc1c3

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 01124992, D. E. Atha 3511, Callicarpa americana L. - Accepted : Verbenaceae (284.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Lamiales

  • Family

    Lamiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Callicarpa americana L. det D. E. Atha, 2002

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    North Carolina

  • County/Municipio

    Gates Co.

  • Locality

    Merchant's Millpond State Park, on spit of land extending into Merchant's Mill Pond, near western edge of lake, east of SSR 1400 and south of where road crosses Bennett's Creek

  • Elevation

    Alt. 25 m. (82 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    36.4311, -76.6976

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS. accurate to within a radius of about 25 m

  • Distribution

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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of The United States of America
Viticaceae
Callicarpa americana L.
det. D. E. Atha, 2002
The United States of America. North Carolina, Gates County.
Merchant's Millpond State Park, on spit of land extending into
Merchant's Mill Pond, near western edge of lake, east of SSR
1400 and south of where road crosses Bennett's Creek. 36°
25.868' N: 76° 41.857' W. (coordinates from hand-held GPS;
accurate to within a radius of about 25 m) Elevation: < 25 m.
Moist woods with Nyssa and Taxodium.
Shrub about 1.5 m tall, producing many slender stems from the
ground, mostly unbranched below, arching and branched above,
forming a lax, rounded to open crown; fruit purple, eaten by
collector.
Collected by: Daniel E. Atha & Hannah Stevens 3511
30 September 2002
00198706