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Accession Number 107170 Scientific Name Carex canescens L. ssp. canescens View Species Details » Family Cyperaceae Collected By Nicholson, B. J. Date Collected 1988-07-27 Place Collected North America: Canada, Alberta, Elk Island National Park Place Collected Details

Elk Island National Park, Alberta. 37km east of Edmonton on Hwy 16. Salix swamp or carr surrounding a poor fen (site 24) pH 5.8. Salix serissima, S. discolor and Betula papyrifera dominate the overstory. …

Elk Island National Park, Alberta. 37km east of Edmonton on Hwy 16. Salix swamp or carr surrounding a poor fen (site 24) pH 5.8. Salix serissima, S. discolor and Betula papyrifera dominate the overstory. Calamagrostis canadensis, C. stricta, Carex aquatilis and Agrostis scabra dominate the understory. The only bryophyte of importance was Plagiomnium ellipticum.

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