Carex bigelowii subsp. lugens (Holm) T.V.Egorova

  • Filed As

    Cyperaceae
    Carex bigelowii subsp. lugens (Holm) T.V.Egorova

  • Collector(s)

    J. M. Saarela 4062 with P.C. Sokoloff, R.D. Bull, 16 Jul 2016

  • Location

    Canada. Nunavut. Kitikmeot Region. Kugluk/Bloody Falls Territorial Park, flats above boardwalk W of Bloody Falls.

  • Habitat

    Low shrub tundra. Salix spp., Rhododendron lapponicum, Betula glandulosa, Eriophorum vaginatum, Rumex arcticus, Carex bigelowii. Common.

  • Description

    Very loosely caespitose.

  • Specimen Notes

    (CAN, K, NY, UBC)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3697355

    Occurrence ID: a59385fa-6353-406e-9250-a2242af8278d

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Canada

  • State/Province

    Nunavut

  • County/Municipio

    Kitikmeot Region

  • Locality

    Kugluk/Bloody Falls Territorial Park, flats above boardwalk W of Bloody Falls

  • Elevation

    Alt. 135 m. (443 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    67.7429, -115.374

  • Georeferencing Method

    Corrected label coordinates. Correction sent by J.M. Saarela and P.C. Sokoloff, Canadian Museum of Nature, November 2019, with note: "The coordinates on the original label are incorrect; correct coordinates are: [as written]"

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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03697355
Plants of Nunavut, Canada
Carex bigelomi Torr, ex Schwein, subsp. lugens
Det.: J.M. Saarela, 2014	^
Cyperaceae
Kitikmeot Region: Kugluk/Bloody Falls Territorial Park flats above
boardwalk W of Bloody Falls. 67°44'34.5"N, 68°22'27"W Acci,™™
±100m. Datum: WGS84. Elev.: 135m.	accuracy.
Low shrub tundra. Common.
Associates: Salbc spp., Rhododendron lapponicum, Betula glandulosa
Enophorum vagmalum, Rumex arcticus, Carex bigelowii
Veiy loosely caespitose.
J.M. Saarela, P.C. Sokoloff, R.D. Bull 4062
Silica gel collection.
July 16,2014
Fieldwork supported by the Polar Continental Shelf Project and the CMN
National Herbarium of Canada (CAN), Canadian Museum of Nature
Specimen cited in: Saarela JM, Sokoloff PC, Bull RD. 2017. Vascular plant
biodiversity of the lower Coppermine River valley and vicinity (Nunavut, CanadaV
an annotated checklist of an Arctic flora. PeerJS.e2835 DOI 10.7717/peerj 2835
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