Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.

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Descriptor: Value

Institution Code: UNB
Institution ID: urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:15300
Basis of Record: Preserved Specimen
Information Withheld: Location information not published for endangered species.
Data Generalizations: Geographic location is approximate. More precise information may be available for individual samples.

UNB Accession No.: 48441
Collectors: Hersey, R.E.
MacQuarrie, P.
Reproductive Condition: Specimen has flowers
Previous Identifications: Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.

Year: 1980
Month: 05
Day: 07
Collection Date: 1980-05-07
Event Date: Y: 1980 M: 5 D: 7
Habitat: On boulder slope adjacent to highway

Country: Canada
State/Province/Territory: Nova Scotia
County: Yarmouth
Locality: Leapfrog Lake, approx. 2 km N of Exit 33 on Hwy 101 near Yarmouth-Dugby County line.
Decimal Latitude (°N): 43.84
Decimal Longitude (°W): -66.12
Coordinate Precision: 0.01
Georeferenced By: Databaser
Georeferenced Remarks: Direct From Spreadsheet - Raw Decimal : 66.1175/43.8361|DMS : 43.50.10/66.7.3|UTM : //|Precision : 3

Scientific Name: Comptonia peregrina (L.) Coult.
Family: Myricaceae
Genus: Comptonia
Specific Epithet: peregrina
Scientific Name Authorship: (L.) Coult.
Taxon Rank: Species
English Common Name: Sweet-fern
French Common Name: Comptonie voyageuse
Synonym: Myrica asplenifolia
Taxon Remarks: Native

Data Entry By: Courtney
Created: 2013-03-12
Modified: 2018-01-24