Sagehen Creek Field Station

03 Aug, 06 AM - 04 Aug, 12 PM

This research is part of a larger, long-term project of revisionary systematics of the sedge genus Carex. Carex, with ca. 480 species in North America, is the largest genus of flowering plants on the continent. Members of this genus are ecologically important, dominating certain habitats (especially locally), providing food and shelter for wildlife, and stabilizing slopes and reducing erosion. Despite their taxonomic and ecologic importance, sedges remain poorly known. Many new species await description to make them known to science. The specific goals of this project are to explore selected habitats in the Tahoe National Forest for sedges, collect voucher (herbarium) specimens to document their occurrence there, and use these specimens in ongoing studies of revising the classification of selected groups of Carex species. The habitats that will be the foci of most of my explorations will be meadows, fens, and streamsides. I will collect specimens only for those species whose populations are large, and will collect only 1--4 specimens per species for such populations, the number depending on the size of the population (more specimens only from larger populations). Already, I have a collecting permit for the Tahoe National Forest.

Visit #10712 @Sagehen Creek Field Station

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Under Project # 7114 | Research

Sedge (Carex) Systematics and Ecology

faculty - Delaware State University

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Robert Naczi Aug 3 - 4, 2006 (2 days)

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Day Use 1 Aug 3 - 4, 2006