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121288 - Carex spectabilis Dewey

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Common Nameshowy sedge Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitehorse Wildland Park, Prospect Mountain Date Collected1976-06-19

Item Details

Common Nameshowy sedge Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Whitehorse Wildland Park, Prospect Mountain Date Collected1976-06-19
Accession Number 121288 Scientific Name Carex spectabilis Dewey View Species Details » Common Name showy sedge Family Cyperaceae Collected By Mortimer, P. Date Collected 1976-06-19 Collector Number 00531 Place Collected North America: Canada, Alberta, Whitehorse Wildland Park, Prospect Mountain Place Collected Details Prospect Mtn., 10 miles SW of Cadomin, Alberta. Front Range Rocky Mtns. Dry N-facing alpine slope with stripes of vegetation and limestone rocks @ 2150m. Latitude 52.9129 Longitude -117.3972 Max Uncertainty Estimate (km) 3

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Canadensys: University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium (ALTA-VP)
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"121288 - Carex spectabilis Dewey, University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/12-103412. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom Plantae Division Flowering Plants Class Monocots Order Poales Family Cyperaceae Genus Carex L. Species Carex spectabilis Dewey
This hierarchy is created from our museum records, it may not always accurately reflect modern taxonomies.

Taxonomic Hierarchy for University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium

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This hierarchy is created from our museum records, it may not always accurately reflect modern taxonomies.