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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationBrassicaceae: Physaria
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01573766
CollectorJ. W. Thieret & R. J. Reich
Collector number7284
CountryCanada
StateNorthwest Territories
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Canada: Northwest Territories
LocalityAlong the Mackenzie River-Yellowknife Highway; Mile 66 S
Date Collected1961-07-04
HabitatLimestone escarpment above highway. Slope below summit covered with rock slabs and fragments. The few trees on slope are black and white spruce, Salix glauca, Betula papyrifera. Juniperus communis is occasional. Dryas integrifolia common. Many lichens on rocks. Mosses sometimes abundant in deeper crevices.
ContainerVegetation Survey Along the Mackenzie River-Yellowknife Highway, N.W.T., Canada
ProjectUS and Canada - Mass Digitization
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/89cdc6e3-1451-4809-9603-32931a8fcdef
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01573766
HerbariumGH
Previous ownership[ex] Chicago Natural History Museum
FamilyBrassicaceae
Determination Physaria arctica (Wormskjold ex Hornemann) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz
Determination Remarks [filed under] [current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarksspecimens prepared by the formaldehyde method

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