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Voucher #15704


Identification (Voucher 66034)

Family
Aristolochiaceae
Genus
Hexastylis
Specific epithet
lewisii
Specific author
(Fernald) Blomquist & Oosting
Date determined
According to
Weakley, Flora of the Carolinas … , 2008 draft.
Group
Rothfels
User
crothfels
Date created
Dec 23, 2023
Date updated
Dec 23, 2023

Voucher (Voucher )

Primary collector
C.J.Rothfels
Collection number
2808
Other collectors
E.Sigel, A.Grusz.
Date collected
Country of origin
U.S.A.
Primary Subdivision
North Carolina
Secondary subdivision
Durham County
Specific locality
New Hope Creek Floodplain. South side of Stage Coach Road, west of the creek.
Longitude (DD)
-78.96862
Latitude (DD)
35.88278
Datum
WGS 84
Elevation (m)
59.7
Description
Common, but almost all sterile (two flowers seen in 1/2 hour of searching, and both had been munched on by something). In deciduous floodplain forest, with Acer rubrum, Carya, Liquidambar, Quercus, Vitis, Vaccinium, Viburnum, Parthenocissus, etc. Understory was sparse, but almost all shrubby, whereas on the other side of the road (H.arifolia--Rothfels et al. 2809--but no H.lewisii) the understory was also sparse, but almost all herbs.
Collection notes
Plants mostly visible as single leaves, rhizomatous. Leaves marked with white areas around the veins, dark areas between them. Flower cut open prior to pressing.
Group
Rothfels
User
crothfels
Date created
Dec 23, 2023
Date updated
Dec 23, 2023

Material (Voucher 66034)

Material Type
Silica-dried?
Material Comments
Entered into the DB in Dec 2023; I think there's silica available, but I'm not certain.
Group
Rothfels
User
crothfels
Date created
Dec 23, 2023
Date updated
Dec 23, 2023