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Catalog (Accession) #: 960730
Occurrence ID (GUID): 618d1724-91e4-4eb0-beff-201a5838ca3c
Secondary Catalog (Accession) #: 1329335
Taxon: Carex tonsa var. rugosperma (Mackenzie) Crins
Family: Cyperaceae
Determiner: Lee, Michael (21/Jun/2002)
Collector: Lee, Michael   MDL3168   
Date: 2002-06-21
Verbatim Date: 21/ Jun/2002
Locality: United States, Minnesota, Lake, Rugged bedrock terrain 1/2-mile inland from the mouth of Silver Creek, 4.5 miles northeast of Two Harbors. On the extremely steep upper portion of a 400-foot ridge overlooking Hwy 61 at the Silver Cliff tunnel. S1/2 of SW1/4 of SW1/4 Sec. 15, N1/2 of NW1/4 of NW1/4 Sec. 22
47.064867  -91.606113 +-4462m.
Verbatim Coordinates: T053N R10W sec15
Habitat: Infrequent in shallow soil over exposed diabase on crest and upper ledges of a 150-foot south-facing cliff, and in talus and small rock rubble on the steep slope adjacent to the cliff. Full sun on cliff ledges and cliff-top rock outcrop settings; Partial shade beneath a short and patchy canopy of Betula papyrifera, in scrubby woodland and outcrop shrubland settings.
Associated Species: Additional associates include Amelanchier spp., Diervilla lonicera, Rubus strigosus, Prunus virginiana, Symphoricarpos albus, Cornus rugosa, Aquilegia canadensis, Woodsia ilvensis, Carex deflexa.
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Rights Holder: Bell Museum, University of Minnesota
Access Rights: Users are required to adhere to Bell Museum collections policy. Questions may be directed to the curator in charge.
Record Id: 618d1724-91e4-4eb0-beff-201a5838ca3c
For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)
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