Carex echinata Murr. ssp. echinata
Annotated by Harpo Faust, 18 Nov 2020. Sources: Flora of PNW Revised.

Idaho: Boundary County: Panhandle National Forest; W. Fork W. Fork Smith Creek RNA, ca. 30 mi. N of Bonner's Ferry, ID. Selkirt Range to the north of W Fk. Cabin. Elev. 5520 ft.
T64N R03W S29 SE
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 770 meters. Coordinate Source: Digital Map. Updated PLSS from T39N to T64N.
Large sloping wetland complex with scattered ponds surrounded by Sphagnum mats which are dominated by Carex prionophylla (immediately around ponds) and Eriophorum polystachion in low, wet areas. Surrounding forest patchy on raised areas and along streams dominated mostly by Abies lasiocarpa and Picea engelmannii w/ scattered Pinus albicaulis seedlings. Understory species in more mesic areas include Xerophyllum tenax and Vaccinium globulare. Wetter understories characterized by Rhododendron albiflorum, Vaccinium occidentale, Senecio triangularis, and Menziesia ferruginea. Abundance: few patches mostly growing on saturated peat with no moss cover w/ Danthonia intermedia, Agrostis thurberiana, A. scabra, C. prionophylla and E. polystachion. Phenology: Fertile.

R. Bursik 1389, Jul 22, 1988
With F. Rabe
ID, Accession: 98780, Barcode: ID018616