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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationCyperaceae: Carex
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00267951
Other Barcodes on Sheet00267952
CollectorH. D. Thoreau
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Concord
Date Collected1859-06-12
Elevation0 m
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/9a25a8c9-cd52-4311-9720-efe3d9ae0600
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00267951
HerbariumNEBC
Previous ownershipThoreau’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
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Carex straminea Willdenow ex Schkuhr
Determined by[annotation on sheet]
Determination Remarks [filed under] [current name]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Carex hormathodes var. richii (Fernald) Fernald
Determined by[annotation on sheet]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Carex richii (Fernald) Mackenzie
Determined byKM [K. K. Mackenzie]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Carex hormathodes var. richii (Fernald) Fernald
Determined by[annotation on provenance label]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Carex tenera var. richii Fernald
Determined byRevision by M.L.F. [M. L. Fernald]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Thumbnail image of sheet
Orig tiff [188MB]
Full Quality [23MB]
Remarks[Thoreau went to Gowing Swamp on this date, and mentions the Lepidium campestre field.]

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