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Accession Number 91041 Scientific Name Triantha glutinosa (Michx.) Baker Common Name sticky false asphodel Family Tofieldiaceae Collected By Laidlaw, Ted F. Date Collected 1967-07-15 Collector Number 00336 Place Collected North America: Canada, Alberta, Jasper National Park, Athabasca Falls Place Collected Details

Jasper National Park, Alberta: In the bottom of a small drainage channel emptying into the Athabasca River, approximately 6 km SSE of Athabasca falls, alongside the Jasper-Banff highway. (Long. 117 51 W, lat. 52 37…

Jasper National Park, Alberta: In the bottom of a small drainage channel emptying into the Athabasca River, approximately 6 km SSE of Athabasca falls, alongside the Jasper-Banff highway. (Long. 117 51 W, lat. 52 37 N) Alt.= 1234 m (4050 ft.) Heavy mineral soil very sparsely populated by stunted black spruce, white spruce, and more rarely, pine. The soil has been thrown up into hummocks. Dominant species: Black spruce.

Read More + Latitude 52.616667 Longitude -117.85 Max Uncertainty Estimate (km) 2.321