Carex simulata Mack.

Montana: Lincoln County: Kootenai National Forest; Location: Rainbow lake; 24 mi N of Libby, MT. off FS rd. 68. Elev. 4237 ft.
T33N R32W S6 S 1/2
Datum: NAD 27. Uncertainty: 800 meters. Coordinate Source: TRS2LL.
Ca. 7 hectare lake surrounded by a floating Sphagnum mat on the E side and non-floating Sedge fen on the S, W, and N that covers an additional 7 hectares.Littoral regions of lake characterized by scattered clumps of Potamogetion amplifolius and Nuphar variegatum ( neither very dense). Floating mat dominated by dense stand of Carex lasiocarpa, Menyanthes trifoiata, and C. muricata. Sphagnum cover well-dev. in places, absent in others. Slightly raised, hummocky peatland margins dominated by C. lasiocarpa, C. lenticularis, and Calamagrostis canadensis. A stand of 7 m high Alnus incana borders peatland/upland forest. Forest mixed w/Pien, Pico, Laoc, and few Abla. Water chem: (mg/L) hardness 25.8 (CaCO3), Ca 6.2, Mg 2.4, K 0.8. Growing on marginal raised areas W/ Carex spp. Substrate moss covered. Abundance: few, scattered. Phenology: Flowers and Fruits.

R. Bursik 1155B, Jun 25, 1988
With C. Clemens
ID, Accession: 100153, Barcode: ID020096