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Accession Number 116275 Scientific Name Viola pallens (Banks ex DC.) Brainerd Common Name Macloskey's violet Family Violaceae Collected By Lancaster, Jane Date Collected 2006-07-05 Collector Number WWER21 Place Collected North America: Canada, Alberta, West Castle Wetlands Ecological Reserve Place Collected Details

Small floodplain on W. Castle River; 0.8 km x 2.4 km. Boundary defined by ~1400 m contour line. Road on left side is Hwy 774 S of Beaver Mines. Shaded litter covered floor mature floodplain Abies lasiocarpa - Picea…

Small floodplain on W. Castle River; 0.8 km x 2.4 km. Boundary defined by ~1400 m contour line. Road on left side is Hwy 774 S of Beaver Mines. Shaded litter covered floor mature floodplain Abies lasiocarpa - Picea engelmannii / Streptopus amplexifolius forest; canopy 30%; water table high; soils subirrigated Typic Humisol; non-calcareous fluvial parent material; understorey - Athyfil 25% - Equiarv 15% - moss 50% - litter 50%; 2 plants flowering, many more vegetative form a 1% cover over a 25m sq. area.

Read More + Latitude 49.320202 Longitude -114.412003 Max Uncertainty Estimate (km) .03