Carex multicostata Mack.
[= Carex pachycarpa]
Annotated by Janet Bala, 21 Nov 2013. Sources: IMF. Remarks: ID'd with herbarium staff

Idaho: Bear Lake County: Sherman Peak Area. Follow North Canyon Rd. (Forest Road 401) ) from Hwy 36 near E entrance to Emmigration Canyon. At intersection of Bartlett Lake and North Canyon Rd. (1.9 mi. from Hwy 36), go W on N Canyon Rd. past Mill Hollow Rd. At 4.7 mi. from Hwy 36 turn N at Meadow Creek (FR 425). At intersection of FR 425 (Eightmile Creek Rd.) and Skinner Canyon Rd. (FR 403) follow Skinner Canyon Rd. ca. 1.8 mi. to pass on Sherman Peak ridge. Site SP#5. Elev. 2730 m.
42° 26' 14.1" N, 111° 33' 0.7" W
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 250 meters. Coordinate Source: GPS.
Open subalpine meadow with mixed forbs, including: lupine, Rudbeckia, Potentilla gracillus, Carex hoodii. Plants densely tufted; leaves shorter than the culms 2-3.5 mm wide; gynaecandrous, stigmas 2, perigynium mostly green, brown beak, winged, serrulate margins, 3.7 - 4.0 mm, scales about same size as perigynium with scarious edge. Phenology: Flowers & Fruits.

Don Mansfield 12-649, Jul 13, 2012
With Bob McCoy, Brittni Brown, Chris Davidson, Sharon Christoph
IDS, Accession: 2012.008, Barcode: IDS0060590