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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationCyperaceae: Carex
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00267922
CollectorH. D. Thoreau
CountryUnited States of America
StateNew Hampshire
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: New Hampshire: Coos County: Sargents Purchase
Localitytop of Mt. Washington, Great pasture [Alpine Garden]
Elevation0 m
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/68e114d6-e738-4366-abe1-ca5ffa7b27a4
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00267922
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 Carex bigelowii Torrey ex Schweinitz
Determined byStandley, Lisa Anne
Date Determined1989
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Carex rigida Goodenough
Determined by[H. D. Thoreau (scripsit) on original field label]
Determination Remarks [label name]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Carex bigelowii Torrey ex Schweinitz
Determined by[ink annotation on sheet]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Carex rigida Goodenough
Determined by[E. S. Hoar (scripsit) transcription on sheet]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Carex vulgaris var. hyperborea (Drejer) Boott
Determined by[E. S. Hoar (scripsit) annotation on sheet]
Annotation Textof Bailey
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Carex rigida var. bigelowii (Torrey ex Schweinitz) Tuckerman
Determined by[annotation on provenance label]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Thumbnail image of sheet
Orig tiff [187MB]
Full Quality [28MB]
Remarks["On the very summit I noticed moss, sedge (the kind I have tied together), forming what is now to be called the Great Pasture there" Jounral 11: 19. 8 July 1858]

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