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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationCyperaceae: Carex
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00267923
CollectorH. D. Thoreau
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Concord
LocalityHubs. grov [Hubbards Grove]
Date Collected1858-06-25
Elevation0 m
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/4da399f1-700a-4b14-b7f8-c8120ee359fa
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00267923
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 folliculata Linnaeus
Determined byStandley, Lisa Anne
Date Determined1989
Determination Remarks [filed under] [current name]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Carex folliculata Linnaeus
Determined by[E. S. Hoar (scripsit) on his transcription label]
Determination Remarks [label name]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Carex folliculata Linnaeus
Determined by[annotation on provenance label]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Thumbnail image of sheet
Orig tiff [191MB]
Full Quality [27MB]
Remarks[Journal entry for June 25, 1858, "In the meadow or partly included in the west end of Hubbard's Grove, a smooth, rather flaccid rush with roundish spikes, say twenty inches high, apparently fresh, somewhat flava-like." Referring to Carex flava.]

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