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About this Object

Description
Roots yellow, fruit an aggregate of six berries, ovaries six, seeds two per ovary.
Classification
Scientific Name
Hydrastis canadensis L.
Specific Epithet
canadensis
Scientific Name Authorship
L.
Family
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Hydrastis
Record Entered By
Sofia McKenzie
Eventdate
6/1/1995-8/31/1995
Cultivation Status
0
Reproductive Condition
fruiting
Location
Locality
Vassar College Ecological Preserve
Locality Security Reason
threatened NY state (S2)
Municipality
City of Poughkeepsie
County
Dutchess
State/province
New York
Country
USA
Decimal Latitude
41.667603
Decimal Longitude
-73.895427
Geolocation

41.667603, -73.895427

Occurrence Remarks
100 ft. west of IBM road in maple and elm forest, 20 ft. north of path from Casperkill stream, rich woods, ca. 100 individuals. First priorty on NYS list of commercially threatened plants.
Collector
Collector's First and Middle Name
Will
Collector Last Name
Solomon
Collector Record Number
83
Collector
Object Data
Resource Type
English
Model
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
Occurrence ID
7bf4ebba-5875-4a28-b530-206a7cf34756
Verbatim Event Date
Summer 1995
Catalog Number
VAS000042
Locality Security
On