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Carex athrostachya
long-bracted sedge
As recorded: Carex athrostachya Olney
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Gillett, G.W.
- Collector number
- 656
- Date
- July 5, 1957
- Locality
- Lassen Volcanic National Park, Shasta County. Manzanita Lake area, near trail between employees area and museum.
- Region
- California, United States
- Elevation
- 1,798 m
- Identified by
- Leschke, H.; Howell, J.T.J.T. Howell →H. Leschke →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 5, 1957, Gillett, G.W. also collected 2 other specimens.
Carex athrostachya observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 157 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-21.

2026-09-21
Klickitat County, WA, USA
(c) P_Slichter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-06
Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Mount Shasta, CA, US
(c) schaeferross82, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-14
Saskatoon, SK, CA
(c) Eric Lamb, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-04
SW Sugar Mill Loop, Bend, OR, US
(c) grassgirl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-24
San Bernardino National Forest, San Bernardino County, US-CA, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-24
NW Shevlin Park Rd, Bend, OR, US
(c) grassgirl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Carex athrostachya. BISH 796810. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956248964. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/796810.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956248964 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
