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Accession Number 99872 Scientific Name Carex nigricans C. A. Mey. View Species Details » Common Name black alpine sedge Family Cyperaceae Collected By Porsild, Alf Erling; Lid, Johannes View People Details » Date Collected 1956-08-01 Collector Number 19494 Place Collected North America: Canada, Alberta, Banff National Park, Quartz Hill Place Collected Details Vicinity of Sunshine Lodge south of Healy Creek: Slopes and saddle of Quartz Ridge [Quartz Hill]. On snowbed. 8000 ft. Latitude 51.0369 Longitude -115.7655 Max Uncertainty Estimate (km) 1.8