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Taxon: Carex sterilis Willd.
Family: Cyperaceae

Collector: Smith, S. Galen   4359   

Date: 1968-06-14

Locality: United States, Wisconsin, Walworth, Just S of Bluff Creek and W of CTH P bridge in the "Bluff Springs" area (headwaters of Bluff Creek), ca. 4 miles SE of Whitewater; fen sloping northward from the Kettle Moraine to Bluff Creek

42.79549547  -88.68511701 +-569m.  186150

Verbatim Coordinates: T04N R15E sec23

Georeference Remarks: Latitude/Longitude was derived from the Township, Range, Section location. This causes an imprecision.

Habitat: Rich calcareous prairie. Common species: Andropogon gerardii, Aster lucidulus, A. nova-angliae, Bromus ciliatus, Campanula aparinoides, Carex leptalea, C. sterilis, C. stricta, Circium muticum, Eleocharis elliptica, Eupatorium perfoliatum, Galium boreale, Gentianoposis procera, Liatris pycnostachya, Lobelia kalmii, Muhlenbergia glomerata, M. mexicanum, Parnassia glauca, Potentilla fruticosa, Pycnanthemum virginianum, Rhynchospora capillacea, Schizachryum scoparium, Scleria verticillata, Solidago ohioensis, S. riddellii, Sorghastrum nutans, Triglochin maritima, T. palustris, Typha x glauca or T. latifolia, Valeriana edulis, Viola nephrophylla, Zizia aurea.

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Record Id: cf0c00f7-6a0d-4985-96fb-8e9f54da03e4

Occurrence ID (GUID): cdc40c0a-f95b-11e2-9dec-002590257708

For additional information on this specimen, please contact: Mary Ann Feist (mfeist@wisc.edu)