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115143 - Carex magellanica Lam. ssp. irrigua (Wahlenb.) Hiitonen

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Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Valleyview Date Collected1988-07-05

Item Details

Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Valleyview Date Collected1988-07-05
Accession Number 115143 Scientific Name Carex magellanica Lam. ssp. irrigua (Wahlenb.) Hiitonen View Species Details » Family Cyperaceae Collected By Vitt, Dale H.; Nicholson, B. J. View People Details » Date Collected 1988-07-05 Place Collected North America: Canada, Alberta, Valleyview Place Collected Details
Alberta: 17.6 km east of Valleyview with access from Hwy. 669, just north of Sweathouse Creek, east of Little Smoky River. Ombrotrophic bog plateau densely forested with Picea mariana. Dominant plants: Ledum…
Alberta: 17.6 km east of Valleyview with access from Hwy. 669, just north of Sweathouse Creek, east of Little Smoky River. Ombrotrophic bog plateau densely forested with Picea mariana. Dominant plants: Ledum groenlandicum, Carex trisperma, Eriophorum vaginatum, Sphagnum fuscum, S. magellanicum, S. angustifolium and Cladina mitis. pH=3.6. Bog drains with Carex paupercula, C. aquatilis and C. disperma.
Latitude 55.05 Longitude -117 Max Uncertainty Estimate (km) 2.289

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"115143 - Carex magellanica Lam. ssp. irrigua (Wahlenb.) Hiitonen, University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/12-65403. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom Plantae Division Flowering Plants Class Monocots Order Poales Family Cyperaceae Genus Carex L. Species Carex magellanica Lam. subspecies Carex magellanica Lam. ssp. irrigua (Wahlenb.) Hiitonen
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.