Det.: S.R.Hill (ILLS) 2009 AS Physostegia virginiana (Linnaeus) Bentham var. speciosa (Sweet) A. Gray
Steven R. Hill
38343
2009-09-23
23-Sep-09
USA, Illinois, McHenry, McHenry County North Branch Preserve; 1.6 miles north-northwest of Richmond, 2000 feet south of Wisconsin State Line and 500 feet east of Keystone Road; north of gravel bike trail, east side of marshy drainage, south of North Branch Nippersink Creek. Richmond 7.5' topographic quadrangle. Coordinate Datum: WGS84/NAD83.
42.48865 -88.33261
T. 46N, R. 8E, SW1/4 Sect. 5.
250 meters
820
Glacial terrain, wet somewhat peaty soil. Sedge meadow recently cleared and burned with Carex spp., Lactuca canadensis, Eleocharis, Lysimachia, Geum. ; Flowers small, pale pink, paler below; scarce erect herb 0.5-1 meter tall in small group; leaves fleshy-succulent, brittle on older plants.