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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationParnassiaceae: Parnassia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01855964
CollectorJ. H. Thomas
Collector number6387
CountryUnited States of America
StateAlaska
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Alaska: Unorganized Borough: Chugach Census Area
LocalityMiddleton I. is located in the Gulf of Alaska about 115 miles south of Valdez. [See map on label]
Date Collected1956-08-04
HabitatLow level area behind sandy beach and beach ridge. Ground moist, and with a considerable amount of humus. Growing in low places.
ProjectUS and Canada - Mass Digitization
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/887ecb5c-9681-4a6e-b9d3-39db934f560c
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01855964
HerbariumGH
Previous ownership[ex] University of California, Berkeley, Herbarium
FamilyParnassiaceae
Determination Parnassia palustris Linnaeus
Determined byPhillips, Raymond B.
Date Determined1980-07-**
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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RemarksCommon species include: Carex sp., Dodecatheon pulchellum, Plantago macrocarpa, Achillea borealis, Epilobium gandulosum, E. palustre, Equisetum sp., Luzula sp., Calthla palustris, Lysichiton americanum, Salix sp., Parnassia palustris, Juncus sp., Eriophorum sp., Mimulus guttatus, and grasses.

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