Xyris montana Ries

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Maine

• County/Municipio

  Hancock Co.

• Locality

  North side of Tunk Lake, south side of Maine Route 182, about 5.5 miles west of Unionville Road, 6.5 miles west of Cherryfield

• Elevation

  Alt. 64 m. (210 ft.)

• Coordinates

  44.6089, -68.0603

• Distribution

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PLANTS OF MAINE, USA
Xvris montana H.Ries
Xyridaceae
Det.: S. R. Hill, (ILLS) 2001
'HANCOCK COUNTY 44° 36.533’ N. Lat. 68° 3.616’
W. Long. North side of Tunk Lake, south side of
Maine Route 182, about 5.5 miles west of Unionville
Road, 6.5 miles west of Cherryfield. Elevation about
210 ft. Acidic peat, sand, and gravel with numerous
smoothed glacial boulders; seepage margins, glacial
lake.
Littoral zone, lake margin, bordered by boreal conifer
forest - white cedar swamp mix, dominated locally by
Juncus filiformis, Eriocaulon aquaticum, Car ex
lenticularis, Myrica gale, Ilex verticillata. Local,
occasional small perennial herb with 3 yellow petals per
flower; in wet gravel and sand east and west of boat
ramp, with Lycopodium inundatum, Drosera
intermedia and Utricularia comuta.
Steven R. Hill 33933	11 July 2001
Humboldt Institute Plant Systematics class
00078135
00078135