Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Idaho

• County/Municipio

  Bonner Co.

• Locality

  State land; Chase Lake; 3 mi SE of Coolin, ID. Ca. 50 h lake; peatland complex on S end of the lake.

• Elevation

  Alt. 710 m. (2329 ft.)

• Coordinates

  48.4642, -116.818

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  969

• Georeferencing Method

  GEOLocate Web Application. Used GEOLocate Web Application (batch client) to convert Township Range Section coordinates (Public Land Survey System) to decimal degrees (high precision).

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Location Notes

  [US & Canada]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

MOUNTAIN PEATLANDS
Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl.
State: Idaho, County: Bonner; State land;
Location: Chase Lake; 3 mi SE of Coolin, ID.
Ca. 50 h lake; peatland complex on S end of
the lake, S 1/2 sec. 14, T59N, R4W; ele 710
m. Large, open peatland complex consists of
open, floating Sphagnum mats immediately
surrounding the lake dominated by Carex
lasiocarpa and C. rostrata; scattered marshy
areas dominated by Typha latifolia, often on
Sphagnum-covered substrate; and shrub carrs
adjacent to upland forests characterized by
Alnus incana, Betula glandulosa, and Spiraea
douglasii. Littoral regions of the lake
characterized by rhizomatous stands of
several aquatic macrophytes including
Brasenia schreberi, Nymphaea odorata, and
Nuphar polysepalum in water ldm-2 m deep.
Surrounding forest mixed w/ Populus
tremuloides, Picea engelmanii, Pinus
monticola, and Thuja plicata being prominent.
Water chem.: pH 7.2, hardness (mg/L as
CaC03) 11.3, alkalinity (mg/L) 16,
conductivity 70 mmhos. Abundance: common on
Sphagnum mat on E side of lake w/ C.
lasiocarpa, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Drosera
rotundifolia, and Kalmia microphylla.
Collected by:
D. Henderson 5710
15 July 1980
02860739