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Herbarium specimen: Circaea alpina

Taxon:Onagraceae: Circaea alpina L. ("Alpine Enchanter's-nightshade")
named by James Groves
Collected by:Rev. Augustin Ley
Collection date:13/7/1887
Locality:Great Britain, VC36 Herefordshire, Moccas, SO34
Institution:Botanical Society of the British Isles (BSBI)
Image:Circaea alpina herbarium specimen from Moccas, VC36 Herefordshire in 1887 by Rev. Augustin Ley.Circaea alpina herbarium specimen from Moccas, VC36 Herefordshire in 1887 by Rev. Augustin Ley.
ocrnotes:Circcea lutetiana, L., intermedia. Wood, Moccas, Herefordshire, 13th July, 1887.--Augustin Ley. In the opinion of Mr. James Groves this " belongs rather to C. alpina. The fruit resembles lutetiana in shape, but there are well developed bracteoles, and the petioles are distinctly winged." 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 tetragonumGB, VC22 Berkshire, BurghfieldGeorge Claridge DruceBSBI
+Epilobium montanum x obscurum = E. x aggregatumGB, VC57 Derbyshire, ShirleyWilliam Richardson Linton12/7/1887BSBI
+Epilobium obscurumGB, VC39 Staffordshire, BiddulphWilliam Hunt Painter9/1887BSBI
+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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