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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationCaryophyllaceae: Silene
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01752447
CollectorJ. W. Thieret & R. J. Reich
Collector number6769
CountryCanada
StateNorthwest Territories
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Canada: Northwest Territories
LocalityAlong the Mackenzie River-Yellowknife Highway; Mile 66 S
Date Collected1961-06-19
Habitatin rock crevices. Limestone escarpment and slope below, which is covered with tumbled rock slabs. The few trees on slope are black and white spruce, Salix glauca, Betula papyrifera. Juniperus communis occasiona. Dryas integrifolia common. Many lichens on rocks. Mosses sometimes abundant in deeper crevices.
ContainerVegetation Survey Along the Mackenzie River-Yellowknife Highway, N.W.T., Canada
ProjectUS and Canada - Mass Digitization
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/ea475d3e-3b95-4c8d-936a-61300d431768
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01752447
HerbariumGH
Previous ownership[ex] Chicago Natural History Museum
FamilyCaryophyllaceae
Determination Silene involucrata (Chamisso & Schlechtendal) Bocquet
Determined byMorton, John Kenneth
Date Determined1993
Determination Remarks [filed under] [current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarksspecimens prepared by the formaldehyde method

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