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Accession Number 107380 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. Moderate rich fen pH=5.9 (site 2) dominated by Calliergon giganteum, Calliergonella cuspidata, Drepanocladus polycarpus, and Brachythecium…

Elk Island National Park, Alberta. 37 km east of Edmonton on Hwy 16. Moderate rich fen pH=5.9 (site 2) dominated by Calliergon giganteum, Calliergonella cuspidata, Drepanocladus polycarpus, and Brachythecium mildeanum. Carex cover consists of C. aquatilis, C. lasiocarpa, C. limosa, C. chordorrhiza, C. rostrata, C. tenufolia, and C. diandra. Other prevalent species are Potentilla palustris, Salix pedicellaris, S. bebbiana, S. discolor, S. pyrifolia, S. petiolaris, and S. pseudomonticola.

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