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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationPoaceae: Poa
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00024258
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorA. E. & R. T. Porsild
Collector number2704
CountryCanada
StateNorthwest Territories
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Canada: Northwest Territories
LocalityArctic Coast: Cape Dalhousie
Date Collected1927-08-07 - 1927-08-14
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/0cb64244-2edb-4249-8af5-096dfa8bfe80
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00024258
HerbariumGH
FamilyPoaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Poa ammophila A. E. Porsild
Verified byE. A. Kellogg
Determination Remarks [is filed under name]
Taxon Reference(for Poa ammophila A. E. Porsild) Sargentia 1943. 4: 12.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationAsteraceae: Antennaria
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00000970
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorA. E. & R. T. Porsild
Collector number2524
CountryCanada
StateNorthwest Territories
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Canada: Northwest Territories
LocalityArctic coast, 6 miles E of Kittigazuit, ca. 69°20'N, 133°W
Date Collected1927-07-24 - 1927-07-28
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/c126b351-1674-413c-855b-319756299398
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00000970
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Antennaria philonipha A. E. Porsild
Verified byD. E. Boufford
Determination Remarks [is filed under name]
Taxon Reference(for Antennaria philonipha A. E. Porsild) Rhodora 1939. 41: 294.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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RemarksThis sheet also annotated as Isotype by J. G. Chmielewski, 1989. Holotype CAN

ClassificationPotamogetonaceae: Potamogeton
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00022664
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorA. E. & R. T. Porsild
Collector number3061
CountryCanada
StateNorthwest Territories
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Canada: Northwest Territories
Locality3rd [Husky Lake], Mackenzie Delta and Coast. [Historic name replaced with modern name because of derogatory language. See label for historic term.]
Georeference65° 50' N, 133° 0' W
Date Collected1927-08-27
HabitatMuskeg pond
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/934987e3-401d-4956-a9bd-6da4e06776e7
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00022664
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipNational Herbarium of Canada
FamilyPotamogetonaceae
Determination Potamogeton porsildiorum Fernald
Determination Remarks[0]
Annotation TextIsotype [stamped on sheet]
FamilyPotamogetonaceae
Determination Potamogeton porsildiorum Fernald
Determined by[M. L. Fernald (scripsit) W. T. Kittredge, 2012]
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyPotamogetonaceae
Determination Potamogeton friesii Ruprecht
Determined byB. Boivin
Date Determined1979
FamilyPotamogetonaceae
Determination Potamogeton sibiricus A. Bennett
Determined byKaplan, Zdenek
Date Determined2012
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
Annotation Textincl. P. subsibericus Hagstr.
FamilyPotamogetonaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Potamogeton porsildiorum Fernald
Verified byReveal, James Lauritz & Kaplan, Zdenek
Date Determined2012
Determination Remarks [is filed under name]
Annotation TextIsotype!
Taxon Reference(for Potamogeton porsildiorum Fernald) Mem. Gray Herb. 1932. 3: 40.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationGentianaceae: Gentiana
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00073195
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorA. E. & R. T. Porsild
Collector number2653
CountryCanada
StateNorthwest Territories
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Canada: Northwest Territories
LocalityArctic Coast, Atkinson Point, ca. 70°N, 131°20'W
Date Collected1927-08-01 - 1927-08-03
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/bf20ec97-832a-4c35-a4ff-b8f56132ba0a
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00073195
HerbariumGH
FamilyGentianaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Gentiana richardsonii A. E. Porsild
Determination Remarks [is filed under name]
Taxon Reference(for Gentiana richardsonii A. E. Porsild) Natl. Mus. Canada Bull. 1951. 121: 274.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationCyperaceae: Carex
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00027388
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorA. E. & R. T. Porsild
Collector number2579
CountryCanada
StateNorthwest Territories
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Canada: Northwest Territories
LocalityArctic Coast: Atkinson Point, about 70°N, 131°20'W
Date Collected1927-08-01 - 1927-08-03
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/730275e3-659f-460f-b2e1-491de99869e7
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00027388
HerbariumGH
FamilyCyperaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Carex rariflora var. androgyna A. E. Porsild
Determination Remarks [is filed under name]
Taxon Reference(for Carex rariflora var. androgyna A. E. Porsild) Sargentia 1943. 4: 20.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationCyperaceae: Carex
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00027240
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorA. E. & R. T. Porsild
Collector number2840
CountryCanada
StateNorthwest Territories
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Canada: Northwest Territories
LocalityArctic Coast: Liverpool Bay, Nicholson ISland, about 70°N, 129°W
Date Collected1927-08-15 - 1927-08-16
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/05d78337-792b-4756-b19c-077bf829a3d3
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00027240
HerbariumGH
FamilyCyperaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Carex franklinii var. nicholsonis B. Boivin
Determination Remarks [is filed under name]
Taxon Reference(for Carex franklinii var. nicholsonis B. Boivin) Naturaliste Canad. 1948. 75: 207.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationPolygonaceae: Oxyria
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00351850
CollectorA. E. & R. T. Porsild
Collector number2742
CountryCanada
StateNorthwest Territories
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Canada: Northwest Territories
LocalityArctic Coast: Cape Dalhousie
Georeference70° 20' N, 129° 55' W
Date Collected1927-08-07
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/5741302a-d463-4dfe-ba7c-e70c507dd80f
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00351850
HerbariumGH
FamilyPolygonaceae
Determination Oxyria digyna (Linnaeus) Hill
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is label name] [is Current name]
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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