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Accession Number 107413 Scientific Name Carex utriculata Boott View Species Details » Common Name beaked sedge, bottle sedge 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. 37 km east of Edmonton on Hwy 16. Shallow marsh surrounding a Sphagnum bog (site 8) pH 5.7. Marsh is dominated by Calamagrostis canadensis, Carex aquatilis, C. diandra, and Carex…

Elk Island National Park, Alberta. 37 km east of Edmonton on Hwy 16. Shallow marsh surrounding a Sphagnum bog (site 8) pH 5.7. Marsh is dominated by Calamagrostis canadensis, Carex aquatilis, C. diandra, and Carex rostrata. Also present are Petasites sagittaus, Carex disperma, Betula neoalaskana, Rubus acaulis, Ribes hudsonianum, Potentilla palustris, Dryopteris cathusiana, and Equisetum fluviatile. Brachythecium mildeanum, Climacium dendroides, and Aulacomnium palustre were present in minor amounts.

Read More + Latitude 53.6201 Longitude -112.8656 Max Uncertainty Estimate (km) 12.7