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Gaultheria Hispidula (Creeping Snowberry) in Billings-Kittredge Herbaria

Preserved biological specimen on paper.

Preserved Specimen On A3 Paper With A Printed Label Identifying It In The Bottom Right Corner. The Paper Is Mounted On A Larger Cardboard And Covered With Plastic Which Is Sealed To The Board. There Are Two Samples. Both Are Long Thin Stems With Off Shoots, Which Are Very Vine-Like. There Are Small Round, Pointed Leaves Extending From Both The Stems And The Off Shoots At Alternate Points. The First Sample Was Collected On 7-24-21, And Appears To Have Two Seed Structures Attached To It. The Second Sample Also Has Roots Attached And A Colored Drawing Next To It Detailing The Leaves And What Appear To Be Flowers. There Is A Pencil Inscription On The Bottom Of The Backing Sheet, Which Reads 'Betnun Calluna Gaul [Illegible]Ssacia'. The Sample Was Originally Identified As Chiogenes Hispidula, But More Recently The Genus Has Been Considered Part Of The Gaultheria Genus.

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Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Code: MABI

'Barnard Bog. Taftsville.'

NPS Museum Catalog Number : MABI 14999

08/16/2023

06/19/1919

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