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Carex breweri
Brewer's sedge
As recorded: Carex breweri Boott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Gillett, G.W.
- Collector number
- 1019
- Date
- August 10, 1957
- Locality
- Lower east slopes of Eagle Peak, California
- Region
- California, United States
- Elevation
- 2,637 m
- Identified by
- Leschke, H.; Howell, J.T.J.T. Howell →H. Leschke →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 10, 1957, Gillett, G.W. also collected 2 other specimens.
Carex breweri observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 119 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-12.
2026-08-12
Oregon, US
(c) Mathias Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-23
Rim Dr, Chiloquin, OR, US
(c) Ken Chamberlain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-23
Rim Dr, Chiloquin, OR, US
(c) jeannechamberlain, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-23
Tuolumne County, CA, USA
(c) lizzywenk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-21
Inyo County, CA, USA
(c) lizzywenk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-20
Inyo County, CA, USA
(c) lizzywenk, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Carex breweri. BISH 794189. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956531520. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/794189.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956531520 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026