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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationCyperaceae: Cyperus
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00267979
CollectorH. D. Thoreau
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Concord
Localityclam shell field
Elevation0 m
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/9c701695-c4f2-4b45-8c82-ee5868863648
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00267979
HerbariumNEBC
Previous ownershipGift of Geroge R. Cooley [Ex] Jesup Herbarium [HNH] 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
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Cyperus lupulinus var. macilentus (Fernald) A. Haines
Determined byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2013
Determination Remarks [filed under] [current name]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Cyperus filiculmis Vahl
Determined by[H. D. Thoreau (scripsit) on original field label]
Determination Remarks [label name]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Cyperus filiculmis var. macilentus Fernald
Determined by[M. L. Fernald (scripsit) on provenance label]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Cyperus filiculmis Vahl
Determined by[E. S. Hoar (scripsit) on his transcription label]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks["Aug. 25. . . I distinguish these plants this afternoon : Cyperus filiculmis (Mariscoides, or tuberous Cyperus of Bigelow) in arid, sandy pastures, with globular green heads and slender, commonly slanting culms, five to twelve inches long. It is perhaps getting stale." Journal 11: 121 & 123. 1858]

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