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Bell Museum plants (MIN:Plants)

Catalog #: 977231

Occurrence ID: 140bebb7-9c9f-4c53-b7d4-8ab482330da5

Secondary Catalog #: 1402815

Taxon: Eriophorum virginicum L.

Family: Cyperaceae

Determiner: Lee, Michael (26/Jul/2014)

Collector: Lee, Michael

Number: MDL6603

Date: 2014-07-26

Verbatim Date: 26 July 2014

Locality: United States, Minnesota, St. Louis, Rolling to fairly rugged terrain south of Highway 169, west of Twin Lakes, seven miles southwest of Ely.

Latitude/Longitude: 47.84759320901 -92.00841521408

Verbatim Coordinates: 5299837N 574185E, 5299818N 574127E, 5299871N 574208E; T62N R13W sec17

Elevation: 162 meters Verbatim Elevation: 1,530feet

Habitat: Occasional to frequent on the margins of a small (one-acre) bog pond, in a ~150-acre peatland (mostly a stunted spruce bog). Growing singly or in loose colonies, in a rather broad zone (1-2 acres) of quite low-statured ground layer vegetation dominated by Rhynchospora alba. Eriophorum virginicum is itself somewhat stunted in the subtly lower and wetter depressional settings which extend ~50 yards from the pond. Wet spongy peat. Continuous Sphagnum carpets. Full sun to partial shade of stunted Picea mariana.

Associated Taxa: Additional associates include Drosera intermedia, Scheuchzeria palustris, Vaccinium macrocarpon, Carex limosa.

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Rights Holder: Bell Museum, University of Minnesota

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Record ID: 140bebb7-9c9f-4c53-b7d4-8ab482330da5

For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Dr. George Weiblen (museum-herbarium@umn.edu)

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