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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationCyperaceae: Carex
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00295584
CollectorE. S. Hoar
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Concord
Locality"our end yard by Concord, Mass. The fence" H. D. Thoreau
Date Collected [July 18]
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/47e3b3cc-bae9-4ad6-842c-2114c75f4983
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00295584
HerbariumNEBC
Previous ownershipEx Edw. S. Hoar, [Ex] Herbarium of Walter Deane. Bequethed to the Gray Herbarium. Recieved August, 1930
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Carex spicata Hudson
Determined byReznicek, Anton Albert
Date Determined1992
Determination Remarks [filed under] [current name]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Carex muricata Linnaeus
Determined byBailey, Liberty Hyde
Date Determined1889-11-30
Determination Remarks [label name]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Carex spicata Hudson
Determined by[M. L. Fernald (scripsit) annotation on provenance label, W. T. Kittredge, 2011]
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Thumbnail image of sheet
Orig tiff [188MB]
Full Quality [22MB]
Remarks[" The GH specimen (00295584) of Carex spicata from Hoar's collection to Walter Deane again erroneously attributes the specimen to Thoreau. The original specimen (00576889) in NEBC with Hoar's label of the same date and location does not mention Thoreau." R. L. Angelo, 3 Nov. 2017 (in litt.)]

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