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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationCyperaceae: Carex
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00027497
Type StatusLectotype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number719
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas
LocalityWestern Texas to El Paso, New Mexico, Colorado [River] bottom
Date Collected1849-04-15
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/bd0fc83e-6688-4eb3-b39d-4b558c0fe4b7
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00027497
HerbariumGH
FamilyCyperaceae
Type Status Lectotype
Lectotype of Carex straminea var. maxima L. H. Bailey
Verified byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2008
Taxon Reference(for Carex straminea var. maxima L. H. Bailey) Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 1886. 22: 150.
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Carex tetrastachya Scheele
Determined byA. A. Reznicek (MICH)
Date Determined2007
Determination Remarks [current name]
Annotation Textcited in Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 25: 230. 2007
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Carex brittoniana L. H. Bailey
Determined byK. K. Mackenzie
Annotation TextK. M.
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Carex alata Torrey
Determined byF. Boott
Determination Remarks [label name]
Annotation TextF. B.
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Carex wrightii Olney
Determined byS. T. Olney
Annotation TextDiffers from C. alata Torr. in shape of perygynium & scales, nearer some of the forms of C. straminea Sck with broad perigynia, unlike both. C. Wrightii n.s. S.T.O. [later homonym of Carex wrightii Dewey]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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RemarksE to Boott [Date and locality written on sheet by A. Gray, but Wright didn't start collecting until 28 Apr.]

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