Carex praeceptorum Mack.

Montana: Ravalli County: Bitterroot NF, Lost Trail Pass, subalpine Sphagnum meadow next to ski area just off Hwy 93, on MT/ID border. Elev. 2350 m.
Meadow ca 1 h in size w/ scattered shallow pools surrounded by saturated muck flats dominated by Eleocharis pauciflora, Carex limosa, C. aquatilis, and Menyanthes trifoliata. Sphagnum hummocks between open water w/ very low-growin Kalmia microphylla, C. praeceptorum, Drosera anglica, and Pedicularis groenlandica. Occasiona raised areas formed by trees of Pinus contorta and P. albicaulis w/ understory of Ledum galndulosum and Vaccinium occidntale. The rest of the meadow characterized by mixed stand of C. rostrata, C. aquatilis, C. prionophylla on moist to wet peat, mostly without Sphagnum cover. Abundance: few on N end of the meadow w/ C. rostrata, C. aquatilis, Dodecatheon jeffreyi, and Caltha biflora on wet substrate w/ and w/out moss cover. Phenology: Fertile.

Robert Bursik 1484, Aug 4, 1988
With C. Clemens, F. Rabe
ID, Accession: 101857, Barcode: ID019385