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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationCyperaceae: Cyperus
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00267978
CollectorH. D. Thoreau
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Concord
LocalityHub. [Hubbards] grove swamp
Date Collected1859-09-11 [Sep. 11]
Elevation0 m
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/5262dcbe-d04d-46e9-8872-2a399caf08e1
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00267978
HerbariumNEBC
Previous ownershipThoreau’s Herb. [Ex Herbarium of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)] Herbarium of Edward S. Hoar. Presented to the New England Botanical Club by Mrs. M. B. L. Bradford, 1912
FamilyCyperaceae
DeterminationInQuestion Cyperus diandrus Torrey
Determined by[E. S. Hoar (scripsit) on his transcription label]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Cyperus rivularis Kunth
Determined by[M. L. Fernald (scripsit) on provenance label, W. T. Kittredge, 2013]
FamilyCyperaceae
Determination Cyperus bipartitus Torrey
Determined byR. L. Angelo & W. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2013-03-06
Determination Remarks [is filed under name] [is Current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Thumbnail image of sheet
Orig tiff [187MB]
Full Quality [26MB]
Remarksap. [apparently] in prime ["See now in moist sandy paths--as beyond Hubbards grove -- the ap.[parent] Cyperus diandrus 3 to 5 inches high with purplish brown or brown purple spikelets -- very pretty -- & ap.[parently] in prime --" Journal 12, unplublished passage for September 11, 1859]

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