Cymophyllus fraserianus (Ker Gawl.) Kartesz & Gandhi

Cyperaceae

Collection NumberDavidson, C 12984
CollectorsChris Davidson, D. E. Boufford, Sharon Christoph & Tomomi Masaki
Identified ByD. Boufford (G), May, 2015
SourceC. Davidson
Date13 May 2015
CountryUSA
stateNorth Carolina
countyClay
LocationNantahala National Forest. W of the city of Franklin on U.S. route 64, then NNW on Buck Creek Road to Perry Gap Road (E of Perry Gap); at Barnard's Creek. 1056 m elev.
Lat/LongN 35 05 13 W 083 38 14

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LocationUSA, Clay County, North Carolina, Nantahala National Forest. W of the city of Franklin on U.S. route 64, then NNW on Buck Creek Road to Perry Gap Road (E of Perry Gap); at Barnard's Creek., N 35 05 13 W 083 38 14
Date13 May 2015
EcologySteep to gentle slopes in mixed deciduous forest of Liriodendron tulipifera, Betula lenta and Acer saccharum and diverse herbaceous ground cover including Euonymus obovatus, Disporum lanuginosum, Clintonia umbellulata and Cymophyllus fraserianus.
CommentOur colleague and friend Tomomi Masaki washing dirt from Carex roots.