Herbarium Label


  • Herbarium ID: SSMF
  • Accession Number: 008779
  • Scientific Name: Andromeda polifolia L.
  • Family Name: Ericaceae
  • Location: SW coast of Hudson Bay approx. 17 km SE of Winisk, Ontario., 43 km from coast.
  • District Located: Kenora
  • Longitude/Latitude: 85.88472W / 54.88472 N
  • Habitat: Site 78-30(5) Low shrub fen dominated by Myrica gale, Betula glandulifera, Carex sp., C. exilis, C. aquatilis, Scorpidium scorpioides, etc.
  • Notes: Water pH - 6.2, conductivity - 110 umhos, depth to water table - 13 cm, depth of peat - 68 cm.
  • Collector: R.A. Sims
  • Collection Number: 2072B
  • Collection Date: 07/21/1978
  • Determined by: R.A. Sims
  • Annotation by: [no data]