Carex diandra Schrank

Idaho: Bonner County: Panhandle NF; Potholes RNA, ca. 3 mi W of Priest Lk Ranger Station. Elev. 2980 ft.
T61N R05W S20 SW
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 569 meters. Coordinate Source: Calc. from TRS.
Large, open peatland complex w/ numerous beaver ponds connected by narrow channels w/ Nuphar polysepalum, Potamogeton natans, and Hippuris vulgaris being prominent in areas. Adjacent Sphagnum mats dominated by C. rostrata, C. limosa, Menyanthes trifoliata, and Eriophorum gracile. Scattered minerotrophic seeps characterized by Typha latifolia and scattered shrub carrs dominated by Alnus incana, Betula glandulosa, and Salix spp. Surrounding forest mixed w/ significant stands of old-growth cedar/hemlock in wet areas w/ Lysichitum americanum in the understory. Abundance: prominent, forming short rhizomatic clumps on pond edge on saturated Sphagnum-covered substrate w/Agrostis scabra, C. rostrata, C. limosa, and M. trifoliata. Most plants senescent. Phenology: Fruits.

R. Bursik 837, Aug 22, 1987
With C. Smyth
ID, Accession: 98738, Barcode: ID016741