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Voucher #17604


Identification (Voucher 77259)

Family
Cyperaceae
Genus
Carex
Specific epithet
athrostachya
Specific author
Olney
Determination by
CJR
Date determined
Identification comments
ID tentative. Leaning to this species based on the large scabrous-awned lower bracts in the inflorescence. Plants immature.
Group
Rothfels
User
crothfels
Date created
May 02, 2025
Date updated
May 02, 2025

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Primary collector
C.J.Rothfels
Collection number
6315
Other collectors
S.Galt, J.Hobbie, B.Corbin, A.Zharkikh, O.deGroff, C.Ivory, B.Spendlove
Duplicate locations
Two, to UTC, ASC.
Date collected
Country of origin
U.S.A.
Primary Subdivision
Utah
Secondary subdivision
Sanpete County
Specific locality
Manti-La Sal NF. Ephraim Canyon area. Snow Lake.
Longitude (DD)
-111.45482
Latitude (DD)
39.24447
Elevation (m)
3095
Description
Locally common as irregular circular patches in mucky soil at margin of the lake, with dense Eleocharis cf palustris.
Collection notes
Thought this might not be Carex in the field (seemed different in texture).
Funding organization
Collected as part of the Intermountain Botanical Foray, funded by NSF and organized by the Intermountain Herbarium.
Voucher image
Photos posted on iNaturalist: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/229251803.
Group
Rothfels
User
crothfels
Date created
May 02, 2025
Date updated
May 02, 2025

Material (Voucher 77259)

Material Type
Silica-Dried
Material Comments
Sample silica-dried, probably from one individual from the population.
Group
Rothfels
User
crothfels
Date created
May 02, 2025
Date updated
May 02, 2025