Herbarium Label


  • Herbarium ID: SSMF
  • Accession Number: 008838
  • Scientific Name: Rhododendron lapponicum (L.) Wahlenb.
  • Family Name: Ericaceae
  • Location: Approx. 7 km NW of Winisk, 2 km from coast, SW coast of Hudson Bay, Ontario.
  • District Located: Kenora
  • Longitude/Latitude: 85.37638W / 55.37638 N
  • Habitat: Site 78-47 (6). A low shrub fen dominated by a low cover of Larix laricina and Betula glandulifera, and a dense ground layer of graminoids, including Carex microglochin, C. rariflora, C. capillaris, and Scirpus cespitosus.
  • Notes: pH 6.8, conductivity 400 umhos, depth to water table 5 cm, depth of peat 7 cm.
  • Collector: R.A. Sims
  • Collection Number: 2175
  • Collection Date: 07/26/1978
  • Determined by: R.A. Sims
  • Annotation by: E. Haber