Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas - Occurrence Profile

Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)

Catalog #: 965520

Occurrence ID: 4198777f-f1c3-4906-b364-00e25d6d426f

Secondary Catalog #: 1356387

Taxon: Carex oligosperma Michaux

Family: Cyperaceae

Determiner: Lee, Michael

Date Determined: 10-Sep-10

Collector: Lee, Michael

Number: MDL5467

Date: 2010-09-10

Verbatim Date: 10 September 2010

Locality: United States, Minnesota, Cook

Latitude/Longitude: 48.01265836 -90.2543753 +-6m. NAD1983

Verbatim Coordinates: 5321355N 704753E; T64N R01E sec24

Elevation: 631 meters Verbatim Elevation: 2070ft

Habitat: Locally abundant in poor sedge fen surrounding a small (2-acre) bog pond north of Squash Lake, east of Turnip Lake. Dense patches; forming the dominant cover ~2-25 yards from the edge of the pond. Slightly quaky saturated peat. Continuous Sphagnum carpets. Full sun to partial shade of widely scattered and stunted Picea mariana and Larix laricina.

Associated Taxa: Additional associates include Myrica gale, Vaccinium oxycoccus, Kalmia polifolia, Andromeda glaucophylla, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Carex pauciflora, Scheuchzeria palustris, Sarracenia purpurea.

Specimen Media

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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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