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Accession Number 97843 Scientific Name Carex utriculata Boott View Species Details » Common Name beaked sedge, bottle sedge Family Cyperaceae Collected By Nicholson, B. J. Date Collected 1988-07-15 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. Moderate rich fen (site 13) pH 5.3. Center of the fen has a moderate coverage of Salix pedicellaris and Betula papyrifera along with Carex…

Elk Island National Park, Alberta. 37km east of Edmonton on Hwy 16. Moderate rich fen (site 13) pH 5.3. Center of the fen has a moderate coverage of Salix pedicellaris and Betula papyrifera along with Carex lasiocarpa, C. diandra, C. limosa and Potentilla palustris. Ground cover is dominated by Drepanocladus vernicosus, D. polycarpus and Brachythecium mildeanum.

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