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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationCyperaceae: Schoenoplectus
Classification 1Cyperaceae: Scirpus
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00267998
CollectorH. D. Thoreau
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Concord
Localitypout's nest [Walden Pond]
Date Collected1858-09-15 [Sep. 15]
Elevation0 m
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/05f51ba2-9764-436f-b971-28f996919c46
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00267998
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 Schoenoplectus subterminalis (Torrey) Soják
Determined byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2008-12-15
Determination Remarks [filed under] [current name]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Scirpus subterminalis Torrey
Determined by[M. L. Fernald (scripsit) on provenance label]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Scirpus subterminalis Torrey
Determined by[E. S. Hoar (scripsit) on his transcription label]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks[year from Thoreau's journal]

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