Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas - Occurrence Profile

Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)

Catalog #: 930269

Occurrence ID: 80c7430c-1d46-4ddb-ae7a-e2a52c442cbe

Secondary Catalog #: 1102912

Taxon: Eriophorum gracile W.D.J. Koch ex Roth

Family: Cyperaceae

Collector: Leoschke, M.

Number: 1669

Date: 1996-08-25

Locality: United States, South Dakota, Roberts, About 10 miles north-northwest of Summit. Prairie Coteau. Far northeastern portion of fen. Alto Township, NE4 SE4 of section;;123N;52W;11

Habitat: Approximately 15+ acre rich fen occurs in a basin in a pasture. The soil is mapped as Marsh (Mr), but it is actually a muck (medisaprist). Much of the fen appears to be a floating mat dominated by Carex aquatilis and Carex prairea or Salix spp. Eriophorum gracile is associated with Aster junciformis, Caltha palustris, Campanula aparinoides, Carex prairea, Lysimachia thyrsiflora, Salix candida and Typha angustifolia.

Description: 2000+ ramets. The fruits are dispersing and the bristles are white.

Preparations: single sheet

Specimen Media

Open Medium File

Open Large File

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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.

For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Timothy Whitfeld, Collections Manager (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)

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