Carex rupestris All.

  • Filed As

    Cyperaceae
    Carex rupestris All.

  • Collector(s)

    J. M. Saarela 3213 with P.C. Sokoloff, R.D. Bull, 07 Feb 2014

  • Location

    Canada. Nunavut. Kitikmeot Region. Second ridge N of Fockler Creek, ca. 1.9 km SSE of Sandstone Rapids, Coppermine River.

  • Habitat

    Dry, rocky ridge crest 8-10 ft. in width and extending the length of the ridge, buffered by dense Betula thickets on slopes below crest and flats above crest. Arnica angustifolia, Dasiphora fruticosa, Calamagrostis purpurascens, Arctous rubra, Oxytropis hyperborea, Empetrum nigrum, Carex rupestris. Locally common.

  • Specimen Notes

    (CAN, NY, QFA, US, WIN)

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3697270

    Occurrence ID: 80d65bb3-77ad-480a-89a9-b32a51be692e

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Poales

  • Family

    Cyperaceae

  • All Determinations

    Carex rupestris All. det J. M. Saarela, 2014

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Canada

  • State/Province

    Nunavut

  • County/Municipio

    Kitikmeot Region

  • Locality

    Second ridge N of Fockler Creek, ca. 1.9 km SSE of Sandstone Rapids, Coppermine River

  • Elevation

    Alt. 187 m. (614 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    67.434, -115.624

  • 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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Plants of Nunavut, Canada
Carex rupestris All.
Det.: J.M. Saarela, 2014	Cyperaceae
Kitikmeot Region: Second ridge N of Fockler Creek, ca. 1.9 km SSE
of Sandstone Rapids, Coppermine River. 67°26'2.4"N, 67°37'26.5"W.
Accuracy: ±25m. Datum: WGS84. Elev.: 187m.
Dry, rocky ridge crest 8-10 ft. in width and extending the length of the
ridge, buffered by dense Betula thickets on slopes below crest and flats
above crest. Locally common.
Associates: Arnica angustifolia, Dasiphorafruticosa, Calamagrostis
purpurascens, Arctous rubra, Oxytropis hyperborea,
Empetrum nigrum, Carex rupestris
j.M. Saarela, P.C. Sokoloff, R.D. Bull 3213
Silica gel collection.	July 2, 2014
Fieldwork supported by the Polar Continental Shelf Project and the CMN
National Herbarium of Canada (CAN), Canadian Museum of Nature
Snecimen cited in: Saarela JM, Sokoloff PC, Bull RD. 2017. Vascular plant
KWiiversitv of the lower Coppermine River valley and vicinity (Nunavut, Canada):
»"ted checklist of an Arctic flora. PeerJ 5:e2835 DOI 10.7717/peeq.2835
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