Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas - Occurrence Profile

Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)

Catalog #: 973218

Occurrence ID: 5eb4beb5-0662-4ee0-8f11-fa5713dc8d38

Secondary Catalog #: 1398771

Taxon: Carex oligosperma Michaux

Family: Cyperaceae

Determiner: Lee, Michael

Date Determined: 18/Jul/2012

Collector: Lee, Michael

Number: MDL6002

Date: 2012-07-18

Verbatim Date: 18 July 2012

Additional Collectors: Kerns, Courtney

Locality: United States, Minnesota, Lake, Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness; Large peatland complex between Wind and Basswood Lakes, 18 miles northeast of Ely; on the south side of Acorn Lake.

Latitude/Longitude: 48.0346734661 -91.5218521496

Verbatim Coordinates: 5321211N 610188E; T64N R9W sec8

Elevation: 411 meters Verbatim Elevation: 1350 feet

Habitat: Locally abundant in poor fen on the south side of the lake. Full sun to partial shade of stunted Picea mariana and Larix laricina. Dense patch covering 1-2 acres here. Continuous Sphagnum carpets. Deep saturated peat.

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

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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