Skip to main content
Harvard Logo
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES | HARVARD.EDU

Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries

  • Contact
  • Visit
  • Databases
  • Collections
    • Herbaria
    • Digital Resources
    • Use Policies
  • Research
    • Taxonomy
    • Floristics & Monography
    • Plant & Fungal Phylogenetics
    • Paleobotany
    • Plant Speciation and Local Adaptation
    • Forest Ecosystem Carbon Dynamics
  • Publications
    • About HPB
    • Orders & Access
    • For Authors
  • Libraries
    • Libraries' Collections
      • Harvard's Online Library Catalog (HOLLIS)
      • Archives Collections
      • Digital Collections
    • Use of the Libraries
      • Hours
      • Resources
      • Services
      • Permissions
    • Libraries Staff
    • Online Exhibits
  • News & Events
    • News
    • Events
  • People
  • About
    • Visit
    • Contact
    • History
  • Search Hints
  • Use Policy
  • Botanists
  • Publications
  • Specimens
  • Images
  • Taxa
  • Hu Cards
  • ECON Artifacts
  • Contribute
  • Comments

Index of Botanical Specimens

Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00274074
CollectorH. D. Thoreau
CountryUnited States of America
StateNew Hampshire
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: New Hampshire: Coos County: Sargents Purchase
LocalityMt. Wash. [Mount Washington, Tuckerman's Ravine]
Date Collected1858-07-**
HabitatRavine meadow
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/641740b2-8f29-4137-9ac5-1ac8c516591f
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00274074
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
Determination Juncus filiformis Linnaeus
Determined by[M. L. Fernald (scripsit) on provenance label]
Determination Remarks [filed under] [current name]
Determination Juncus filiformis Linnaeus
Determined by[H. D. Thoreau (scripsit) on original field label]
Determination Remarks [label name]
Determination Juncus filiformis Linnaeus
Determined by[E. S. Hoar (scripsit) transcription on sheet]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Thumbnail image of sheet
Orig tiff [188MB]
Full Quality [28MB]
Remarks[July 9 . . Apparently Viola blanda, as well as wool-grass, in the meadow, and apparently Aster prenanthes and Juncus filiformis; also rhodora, fetid currant, Amelanchier (variety oligocarpa), trientalis, mountain maple, tree-cranberry with green fruit, Aster acuminatus, and Aralia nudicaulis a salix humilis-like, and Polystichum aculeatum (??), and Lycopodium annotinum (variety).” Journal 11: 29, 31. 1858]

Copyright © 2013 The President and Fellows of Harvard College | Accessibility