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Herbarium specimen: Mentha arvensis

Taxon:Lamiaceae: Mentha arvensis L. ("Corn Mint")
named by L'abbe Ch A Strail
Collected by:Rev William Richardson Linton
Collection date:28/8/1885
Locality:Great Britain, VC31 Huntingdonshire, Offord, TL26
Institution:Botanical Society of the British Isles (BSBI)
Image:Mentha arvensis herbarium specimen from Offord, VC31 Huntingdonshire in 1885 by Rev William Richardson Linton.Mentha arvensis herbarium specimen from Offord, VC31 Huntingdonshire in 1885 by Rev William Richardson Linton.
ocrnotes:M. arvensis, L. var. Offord, Hunts., 28th August, 1S85.--W. R. Linton. " This represents a fine species, and is worthy of a name and good description."--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 gracilisGB, VC23 Oxfordshire, ShotoverGeorge Claridge Druce9/1886BSBI
+Mentha gentilis var. wirtgenianaGB, VC36 Herefordshire, SellackAugustin Ley6/8/1887BSBI
+Mentha arvensis var. allioniiGB, VC57 Derbyshire, CubleyWilliam Richardson Linton29/8/1887BSBI
+Mentha nummularioidesGB, VC31 Huntingdonshire, SawtryWilliam Richardson Linton9/1885BSBI

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