Pinus contorta Douglas ex Loudon

Idaho: Bonner County: Panhandle National Forest, Hager Lake, privately owned, ca 2 miles N of Priest Lake Ranger Station off Hwy 57. Elev. 2420 ft.
48.597018° N, 116.971307° W,
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 587 meters. Coordinate Source: GeoLocate.
1.5 hectare kettle lake surrounded on S side by 0.5 h floating mat dominated by Carex lasiocarpa, C. rostrata, Kalmia microphylla, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Drosera anglica, and D. rotundifolio, which is bordered on the upland side by a moist, moss-covered zone w/ K. microphylla, Lycopus uniflorus, Agrostis scabra, and V. oxycoccos which grades into a dense stand of 1.5 m shbrub Spiraea douglasii. This zone is surrounded by trees of Amelanchier alnifolia and Crategus douglasii w/ Agrostis stolonifera and Calamagrostis canadensis in the understory. Extensive fen to N of the lake characterized by Carex vesicaria, Salix spp. and scattered patches of Pinus contorta. Surrounding forest mixed w/ Pipo, Pico, Psme, Thpl, Pimo, and Abgr. Water chem: pH 6.9, conductivity 20 mmhos, hardness 9.2, Ca 2.5, Mg 0.6, K 0.9, alkalinity 6.5 (all mg/L). Abundance: prominent in small raised areas in otherwise fen dominated by Salix spp., Carex vesicaria, C. arcta, and S. douglasii to the N. of the lake. This ind. one of the largest ca. 8 m high. Phenology: Cones.

R. Bursik 370, Jul 16, 1987
ID, Accession: 99398, Barcode: ID004045