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Herbarium specimen: Mentha gracilis

Taxon:Labiatae: Mentha gracilis Sm.
named by L'abbe Ch A Strail
Collected by:Mr George Claridge Druce
Collection date:9/1886
Locality:Great Britain, VC23 Oxfordshire, Shotover, SP50
Institution:Botanical Society of the British Isles (BSBI)
Image:Mentha gracilis herbarium specimen from Shotover, VC23 Oxfordshire in 1886 by Mr George Claridge Druce.Mentha gracilis herbarium specimen from Shotover, VC23 Oxfordshire in 1886 by Mr George Claridge Druce.
ocrnotes:M. gentilis, L. Shotover, Oxon, September, 1886.--G. C. Druce. " The plant sent under this name is identical with M. gracilis, Sole (and Smith). It differs from gentilis especially in the subulate, plumose, calyx-teeth, and also in its lanceolate leaves."--L'Abbe" Ch. A. Strail.
Filing note:BEC Report 1887

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 taxonlocalitycollectorsdateinstitution
+Mentha pubescens CultivatedA Bennett1887BSBI
+Mentha gentilisIE, VCH1 South Kerry, KillarneyAugustin Ley25/8/1887BSBI
+Mentha gentilis var. wirtgenianaGB, VC36 Herefordshire, SellackAugustin Ley6/8/1887BSBI
+Mentha arvensisGB, VC31 Huntingdonshire, OffordWilliam Richardson Linton28/8/1885BSBI
+Mentha arvensis var. allioniiGB, VC57 Derbyshire, CubleyWilliam Richardson Linton29/8/1887BSBI
+Mentha nummularioidesGB, VC31 Huntingdonshire, SawtryWilliam Richardson Linton9/1885BSBI

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