Gillenia trifoliata (L.) Moench

Rosaceae

Collection NumberDavidson, C 13005
CollectorsChris Davidson, D. E. Boufford, Sharon Christoph & Tomomi Masaki
Identified ByD. Boufford (G), May 2015
SourceC. Davidson
Date14 May 2015
CountryUSA
stateNorth Carolina
countyMacon
LocationNantahala National Forest near intersection of Rich Gap Road (U.S. Forest Service Road 1710) and Horse Cove Road (U.S.F.S road 1063) near Bob Padgett giant tulip poplar. 1018 m elev.
Lat/LongN 35 02 43 W 083 10 36
NoteRoadside dirt bank. Harbaceous subshrub; branches to c. 1 m.

Local Habitat

0.9km distance

LocationUSA, Macon County, North Carolina, Highlands. Along road to Sunset Rock off Horse Cover Road SE of the city of Highlands., N 35 02 47 W 083 11 13
Date12 May 2015
Ecology Mixed Quercus forest (Q. rubra, Q. coccinea, Q. alba) with Magnolia fraseri and M. tripetala, Acer rubrum and Nyssa sylvatica and mixed ericaceous shrub layer (Epigaea, Gaultheria, Gaylussacia, Kalmia latifolia, Oxydendrum, Vaccinium and Leiophyllum at margin of forest).
CommentMost of the species found here are in forest along and below the road to this outcrop.