Herbarium Label


  • Herbarium ID: SSMF
  • Accession Number: 008810
  • Scientific Name: Eriophorum vaginatum subsp. spissum (Fernald) Hultén
  • Family Name: Cyperaceae
  • Location: Site 78-31(5). Approx. 21 km SE of Winisk, 55 km from coast, SW coast of Hudson Bay, Ontario.
  • District Located: Kenora
  • Longitude/Latitude: 85.06111W / 54.76806 N
  • Habitat: Disturbed area on a raised lichen bog. Most Picea mariana were killed by fire about 10 yrs. earlier. Vegetation dominants include Ledum groenlandicum, Polytrichum juniperinum, Caldonia gracilis var. gracilis.
  • Notes: Water pH 4.6, conductivity 30 umhos, depth to water table 27 cm, depth of peat 78 cm.
  • Collector: R.A. Sims
  • Collection Number: 2070B
  • Collection Date: 07/21/1978
  • Determined by: R.A. Sims
  • Annotation by: [no data]