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Collector:
N. Erwin  Search this
Discipline:
Botany  Search this
Region:
US Mid Atlantic (PA, NJ, MD, DE, DC, VA, WV)  Search this
Object Type:
Education and Outreach collections
Collecting Locality:
United States Botanic Garden backup greenhouse, North America, United States, District of Columbia
Collection Date:
2013
Description:
This object is part of the Education and Outreach collection, some of which are in the Q?rius science education center and available to see.
Notes:
This is a mounted specimen of a sea grape shrub. The specimen has thin, spindly, segmented, green offshoots from the small central roots cluster. The mount measures approximately 42 cm x 29 cm. This specimen description was written remotely based on images as part of Amber Kreiensieck's internship in Fall 2021.
Number of objects in this record:
1
Record Last Modified:
24 May 2022
Topic:
Education & Outreach  Search this
Taxonomy:
Plantae, Equisetopsida, Gnetidae, Ephedrales, Ephedraceae
Scientific Name:
Ephedra distachya
USNM Number:
EO400892
See more items in:
Q?rius, The Coralyn W. Whitney Science Education Center
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3000dc19a-ef6a-4a80-9fa6-1e26449c7087
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnheducation_11015111