Vaccinium oxycoccos L.

Idaho: Bonner County: [locality and coordinates withheld; status in Idaho: S2 (Imperiled; IDNHP)],
Large, open peatland complex consists of open, floating Sphagnum mats immediately surrounding the lake dominated by Carex lasiocarpa and C. rostrata; scattered marshy areas dominated by Typha latifolia, often on Sphagnum-covered substrate; and shrub carrs adjacent to upland forest characterized by Alnus incana, Betula glandulosa, and Spiraea douglasii. Littoral regions of the lake characterized by rhizomatous stands of several aquatic macrophytes including Brasenia schreberi, Nymphaea odorata, and Nuphar polysepalum in water 1dm-2m deep. Surrounding forest mixed w/ Populus tremuloides, Picea engelmannii, Pinus monticola, and Thuja plicata being prominent. Water chem: pH 7.2, hardness (mg/L as CaCO3) 11.3, alkalinity (mg/L) 16, conductivity 70 mmhos. Abundance: prominent in understory beneath rhiz. stand of C. rostrata, C. lasiocarpa, Typha latifolia on well-dev. Sphagnum mat, often w/ Viola macloskeyi, Trientalis arctica, and Lycopus uniflorus. Petals: hot pink. Phenology: Flowers.

R. Bursik 1016, May 17, 1988
With M. Mancuso
ID, Accession: 99403, Barcode: ID104923