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Index of Botanical Specimens

Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)	00274037
Collector	H. D. Thoreau
Country	United States of America
State	Massachusetts
Geography	North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Lincoln
Locality	utricularia pool
Elevation	0 m
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/6e4a2eca-0b54-4aad-ad1d-19afefe35ef6
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode	00274037
Herbarium	NEBC
Previous ownership	Thoreau’s Herb. [Ex Herbarium of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)] Herbarium of Edward S. Hoar. Presented to the New England Botanical Club by Mrs. M. B. L. Bradford, 1912
Determination	Juncus canadensis J. Gay ex Laharpe
Determined by	[M. L. Fernald (scripsit) on provenance label]
Determination Remarks	[current name]
Determination	InQuestion Juncus paradoxus E. Meyer
Determined by	[H. D. Thoreau (scripsit) on original field label]
Determination Remarks	[label name]
Determination	Juncus paradoxus E. Meyer
Determined by	[E. S. Hoar (scripsit) transcription on sheet]
Sex	not determined
Phenology	Fruit
Preparation Type	Sheet
Preparation Method	Pressed


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Remarks

["Utricularia pool is not in Concord. Thoreau refers to this only once in his Journal by name. On June 8, 1853 on his way to Well Meadow he notes finding the nest of a Maryland yellow-throat by Utricularia Pool in a tuft of sedge. The year before in his Journal on July 13, 1852 he describes the pool: 'The pool by Walden is now quite yellow with the common utricularia (vulgaris).' The only other reference to this is in his Journal on August 11, 1858 is clearest as to the location: 'Saw yesterday the Utricularia vulgaris, apparently in prime, yellowing those little pools in Lincoln at the town bound by Walden.' The direct reference of June 8, 1853 on his way to Well Meadow would pass near this area south of Walden." R. L. Angelo, 30 August 2018, in litt.]