Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas - Occurrence Profile

Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)

Catalog #: 964750

Occurrence ID: 7167e46a-c093-48a5-b729-76433b1e1459

Secondary Catalog #: 1375698

Taxon: Carex foenea Willdenow

Family: Cyperaceae

Determiner: Lee, Michael

Date Determined: 09/Jul/2009

Collector: Lee, Michael

Number: MDL4974

Date: 2009-07-09

Verbatim Date: 09 July 2009

Locality: United States, Minnesota, Cook, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Rugged bedrock terrain on the ridge south of Pine Lake, 18 miles northwest of Hovland. T64N R2E SW1/4 of SW1/4 of NW1/4 Sec. 3

Latitude/Longitude: 48.05704648 -90.18855463

Verbatim Coordinates: 5326465N 709481E; T64N R02E sec03

Habitat: Rare and local on the extremely steep upper portion of the 340-foot north-facing slope above Vale Lake. On narrow mossy ledges of sedimentary (Rove Formation) bedrock forming multi-tiered, 3- to 10-foot tall, vertical to steeply-sloping bedrock faces (not seen on the overlying diabase). Partially shaded by Acer spicatum, Sorbus decora, Betula papyrifera, and Abies balsamea.

Associated Taxa: Associates include Cornus canadensis, Gymnocarpium dryopteris, Maianthemum canadense, Clintonia borealis, Ribes glandulosum, Diervilla lonicera, Rubus strigosus, Betula cordifolia.

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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