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Herbarium specimen: Epilobium tetragonum

Taxon:Onagraceae: Epilobium tetragonum L. ("Square-stalked Willowherb")
named by W Barbey
Collected by:Mr George Claridge Druce
Locality:Great Britain, VC22 Berkshire, Burghfield, SU66
Institution:Botanical Society of the British Isles (BSBI)
Image:Epilobium tetragonum herbarium specimen from Burghfield, VC22 Berkshire by Mr George Claridge Druce.Epilobium tetragonum herbarium specimen from Burghfield, VC22 Berkshire by Mr George Claridge Druce.
ocrnotes:E. tetragonum, L. var. (?) I doubtfully refer to this species, a plant which occurred in a field, apparently only recently brought into cultivation, near Burghfield, Berks. It is not in good condition, the dry season having prejudicially affected it. The stigma was clavate.--G. C. Druce. " E. tetragonum, L. (!)"--W. Barbey. New County record.
Filing note:BEC Report 1887

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 taxonlocalitycollectorsdateinstitution
+Epilobium roseumGB, VC23 Oxfordshire, OxfordGeorge Claridge Druce1886BSBI
+Epilobium montanum x roseum = E. x mutabileGB, VC37 Worcestershire, Malvern LinkRichard Francis TowndrowBSBI
+Epilobium montanum x obscurum = E. x aggregatumGB, VC57 Derbyshire, ShirleyWilliam Richardson Linton12/7/1887BSBI
+Epilobium obscurumGB, VC39 Staffordshire, BiddulphWilliam Hunt Painter9/1887BSBI
+Circaea alpinaGB, VC36 Herefordshire, MoccasAugustin Ley13/7/1887BSBI
+Circaea alpina var. intermediaGB, VC57 Derbyshire, ShirleyWilliam Richardson Linton26/7/1887BSBI
+Oenanthe pimpinelloidesGB, VC3 South Devon, UndercliffJames Cosmo Melvill7/1887BSBI
+Aethusa cynapiumGB, VC23 Oxfordshire, MarstonGeorge Claridge Druce23/8/1887BSBI
+Adoxa moschatellinaGB, VC57 Derbyshire, Via GelliaWilliam Henry Purchas6/1887BSBI
+Aster novi-belgiiGB, VC29 Cambridgeshire, New Bedford RiverAlfred FryerBSBI

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Documented by qgroom on 26th January 2008.

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