Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas - Occurrence Profile

Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)

Catalog #: 973314

Occurrence ID: 4cf4264e-4c8d-4d54-8e1e-50774996c3d2

Secondary Catalog #: 1398867

Taxon: Eriophorum virginicum L.

Family: Cyperaceae

Determiner: Lee, Michael

Date Determined: 10/Aug/2011

Collector: Lee, Michael

Number: MDL5683

Date: 2011-08-10

Verbatim Date: 10 August 2011

Locality: United States, Minnesota, Lake, Rugged bedrock terrain in the White Hills, seven miles north-northeast of Ely.

Latitude/Longitude: 47.99128056 -91.79214019

Verbatim Coordinates: 5316036N 590116E; T64N R11W sec30

Elevation: 422 meters Verbatim Elevation: 1385 feet

Habitat: Infrequent and local in poor sedge fen in Hawks Nest Lake; in the eastern portion of this shallow basin which is ~50% open water and ~50% fen. Loose groups of plants in full sun to partial shade of stunted Larix laricina and Picea mariana. Fairly firm saturated peat. Continuous Sphagnum carpets.

Associated Taxa: Associates include Carex pauciflora, C. lasiocarpa, Drosera rotundifolia, Scheuchzeria palustris, Sarracenia purpurea, Platanthera clavellata, Vaccinium oxycoccus, Kalmia polifolia, Chamaedaphne calyculata.

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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