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Accession Number 78170 Scientific Name Carex bigelowii Torr. ex Schwein. View Species Details » Family Cyperaceae Collected By Hettinger, Loren R. Date Collected 1973-07-23 Collector Number 00473 Place Collected North America: United States, Alaska, North Slope, Prudhoe Bay Place Collected Details Coastal plain, raised portion of plain. Carex, Eriophorum, Salix. Low centre polygons, some tussock formation. @ 70' elevation. Alaska, Prudhoe Bay, 158 miles of N.N.W. Arctic Village. 1 mile E. of main channel. Latitude 70.1 Longitude -148.233333 Max Uncertainty Estimate (km) 2.114