Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas - Occurrence Profile

Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)

Catalog #: 972932

Occurrence ID: d84b5a57-2522-434b-beb5-b7d89cbc3764

Secondary Catalog #: 1398485

Taxon: Carex trisperma Dewey

Family: Cyperaceae

Determiner: Lee, Michael

Date Determined: 29/Jun/2011

Collector: Lee, Michael

Number: MDL5631

Date: 2011-06-29

Verbatim Date: 29 June 2011

Locality: United States, Minnesota, Lake, Rugged bedrock terrain south of the Fernberg Road, along Madden Creek 10 miles east-northeast of Ely.

Latitude/Longitude: 47.94316086 -91.64297152

Verbatim Coordinates: 5310873N 601339E; T63N R10W sec18

Elevation: 430 meters Verbatim Elevation: 1410 feet

Habitat: Frequent to abundant in poor conifer swamp along the east side of the creek. Deep saturated peat. Continuous carpets of Sphagnum spp. mosses (S. magellanicum, S. angustifolium, etc.). In partial to full shade of patchy to rather dense canopy of Picea mariana. Loose clumps, often forming dense patches. Often the co-dominant ground cover with Ledum groenlandicum and Smilacina trifolia.

Associated Taxa: Additional associates include Carex pauciflora, Eriophorum spissum, Vaccinium oxycoccus, Kalmia polifolia, Chamaedaphne calyculata, Myrica gale, Gaultheria hispidula, Sarracenia purpurea, Drosera rotundifolia.

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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