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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationCyperaceae: Bolboschoenus
Classification 1Cyperaceae: Scirpus
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00267992
CollectorH. D. Thoreau
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Essex County: Manchester
Elevation0 m
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/9c5b7497-11fd-48f2-802c-5fa182065ceb
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00267992
HerbariumNEBC
Previous ownershipThoreau's Herb. [Ex Herbarium of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)] Herbarium of Edward S. Hoar. Presented to the New England Botanical Club by Mrs. M. B. L. Bradford, 1912
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Bolboschoenus maritimus subsp. paludosus (A. Nelson) T. Koyama
Determined byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2008-12-15
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Scirpus paludosus A. Nelson
Determined bySchuyler, Alfred Ernest
Date Determined1975
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Scirpus maritimus Linnaeus
Determined by[E. S. Hoar (scripsit) on his transcription label]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Scirpus maritimus f. agonus Fernald
Determined by[annotation on sheet]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Scirpus campestris var. novae-angliae (Britton) Fernald
Determined by[M. L. Fernald (scripsit) annotation on provenance label, W. T. Kittredge, 2013]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks["We kept thence along the rocky shore to Kettle Cove, where, however, I did not find any rocks like Lewis's . Somewhere thereabouts Scirpus maritimus, with its great spikes now withered." Journal 11: 174. 22 September 1858. Accompanied by John Russell.

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