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Accession Number 132945 Scientific Name Cassiope tetragona (L.) D. Don View Species Details » Family Ericaceae Collected By Gillespie, L. J.; Saarela, J. M.; Consaul, L.; Bull, R. D. Date Collected 2008-07-03 Collector Number 07485 Place Collected North America: Canada, Nunavut, Victoria Island, Oterkvik Point Place Collected Details

Victoria Island: Camp 13 km north of Oterkvik Point, 10 km north of coast at Coronation gulf; lower camp area and vicinity to the south. 69 36 50 N, 112 34 21 W. Elev. 50-60 m. Hummocky wet tundra and gravelly mud…

Victoria Island: Camp 13 km north of Oterkvik Point, 10 km north of coast at Coronation gulf; lower camp area and vicinity to the south. 69 36 50 N, 112 34 21 W. Elev. 50-60 m. Hummocky wet tundra and gravelly mud around small lake sedges, willows and cottongrasses abundant. On high ground in wet-moist hummocky tundra. Associates: Carex, Eriophorum angustifolium, Eriophorum callitrix, Salix alaxensis, Salix reticulate.

Read More + Latitude 68.613889 Longitude -112.5725 Max Uncertainty Estimate (km) .175