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Herbarium specimen: Centaurea calcitrapa

Taxon:Asteraceae: Centaurea calcitrapa L. ("Red Star-thistle")
named by Leonard John Margetts 26/2/1978
Filed in taxon folder:Asteraceae: Centaurea calcitrapa L. ("Red Star-thistle")
Collected by:William Wise
Collection date:8/1886
Locality:Great Britain, VC3 South Devon, Exmouth, SY07
ex herb:William Wise
Institution:Launceston Museum (LAUS)
Image:Centaurea calcitrapa herbarium specimen from Exmouth, VC3 South Devon in 1886 by William Wise.
fruits/flowers:buds/immature flowers
notes:"682" at top left and top center of page. "(Star Thistle)" written under original taxon.

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Documented by rudolfthered on 20th December 2007.

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