Cornus canadensis L.

Idaho: Bonner County: State Land. Chase Lake; 3 mi SE of Coolin, ID. Ca. 50 h lake, on S end of the lake. Elev. 710 m.
T59N R04W S 1/2
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 540 meters. Coordinate Source: Digital Map.
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 schrub carrs adjacent to upland forests characterized by Alnus incana, Betula gladulosa, 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-2dm deep. Surrounding forest mixed w/ Populus tremuloides, Picea engelmanii, Pinus monticola, and Thuja plicata being prominent. Water chem: pH 7.2 hardness (mg/L as CaC03) 11.3, alkalinity (mg/L) 16, conductivity 70 mmhos. With Trientalis arctica on stump next to Sphagnum hummkock along peatland margin. Growing w/ A. incana, Carex aquatilis, C. sp. Often on Sphagnum-covered substrate. Abundance:few. Phenology: Flowers.

R. Bursik 1014, May 17, 1988
With M. Mancuso
ID, Accession: 99414, Barcode: ID095220