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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationBalsaminaceae: Impatiens
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00521722
CollectorZachary Nowak
Collector number2015-023
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Suffolk County: Boston
LocalityBoston Basin Ecoregion: Muddy River Watershed, between Path P in the Victory Gardens and the Muddy River, GPS 42.346340N, 71.092249W (WGS-84)
Date Collected2015-07-16
HabitatOne of many jewelweed plants growing along a man-made path through a thick stand of reeds, The plants grew in almost full shade in moist, loamy soil covered with reed litter. The jewelweed plants extended from the side of the path to up to 1m deep into the reeds
ContainerPlants of the Back Bay Fens
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/3ba57465-8bda-43a4-adab-3182117ec408
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00521722
HerbariumNEBC
FamilyBalsaminaceae
Determination Impatiens capensis Meerburgh
Determination Remarks [filed under] [label name] [current name]
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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RemarksAssociates: Phragmites australis, Calystegia sepium, Urtica dioica.

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