Sphagnum papillosum Lindb.
Annotated by John A. Christy, Nov 2018. Remarks: Verification Notes: Stem leaves 1.1mm, branch leaves 1.-1.5 mm (EH) Pores and plants typical for species. (JAC)

Washington: Kittitas County: Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Cle Elum Ranger District. Okanogan-Wenatchee NF Fen Study, Mardee Lake. Mardee Lake is on Snoqualmie Pass, just off I-90. From Cle Elum, take exit on 54, turn north onto Lake Mardee Rd. Park in large gravel area and walk north across bridge over coal Creek and then east for a while along a road, then NE toward the lake. Elev. 2550 ft.
UTM Zone 10T , 621534E, 5250760N; T22N R11E WM, Sec. 15.
Datum: NAD 83.
Aspect: 180°. Slope: 0%. Light: partially shaded. Topography: toeslope. ¶Habitat: plants occur on the west side of the lake where Sphagnum hummocks dominate the wetland.¶Associated Species: CAAR2, CABR15, CABU6, CACA11, CALAA, CALEB, CALE10, CAME6, CAUT, DRRO, HYAN2, LEGR, LOION5, LYAM3, MADI, METR3, MEFE, MIGU, SPDO, TOGI2, TRCA, TRAR2. Substrate: peat.¶Location Notes: plants are along the western edge of the lake. Survey was the western edge of the lake from about mid-lake to the north. ¶[Envelope with multiple specimens, filed under the first name on packet.]¶

Erica Heinlen 6250, Jun 11, 2018
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