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107173 - Carex disperma Dewey

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Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Elk Island National Park Date Collected1988-06-15

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Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, Alberta, Elk Island National Park Date Collected1988-06-15
Accession Number 107173 Scientific Name Carex disperma Dewey View Species Details » Family Cyperaceae Collected By Nicholson, B. J. Date Collected 1988-06-15 Place Collected North America: Canada, Alberta, Elk Island National Park Place Collected Details
Elk Island National Park, Alberta. 37 km east of Edmonton on Hwy 16. Sphagnum bog with dense Picea mariana cover (site 21) pH=3.8. Understory vegetation consists of Rubus chamaemorus, Ledum groenlandicum, Vaccinium…
Elk Island National Park, Alberta. 37 km east of Edmonton on Hwy 16. Sphagnum bog with dense Picea mariana cover (site 21) pH=3.8. Understory vegetation consists of Rubus chamaemorus, Ledum groenlandicum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Smilacina trifolia, Eriophorum vaginatum, and Oxycoccus microcarpus. Dominant bryophytes are Pleurozium schreberi, Sphagnum magellanicum, S. angustifolium, S. subsecundum, Dicranum undulatum, and Polytrichum strictum.
Latitude 53.6201 Longitude -112.8656 Max Uncertainty Estimate (km) 12.7

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Canadensys: University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium (ALTA-VP)
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"107173 - Carex disperma Dewey, University of Alberta Vascular Plant Herbarium." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/12-92392. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom Plantae Division Flowering Plants Class Monocots Order Poales Family Cyperaceae Genus Carex L. Species Carex disperma 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.