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Herbarium specimen: Cerastium nigrescens

Taxon:Caryophyllaceae: Cerastium nigrescens (H.C. Watson) Edmondston ex H.C. Watson ("Arctic Mouse-ear")
Filed in taxon folder:Caryophyllaceae: Cerastium nigrescens (H.C. Watson) Edmondston ex H.C. Watson ("Arctic Mouse-ear")
Collected by:Mr William Hadden Beeby
Collection date:26/7/1886
Locality:Great Britain, VC112 Shetland, Unst, HP60, Serpentine Hills
ex herb:Rev William Hunt Painter
Botanical Exchange Club of The British Isles
Institution:Aberystwyth University Herbarium (ABS)
Image:Cerastium nigrescens herbarium specimen from Unst, VC112 Shetland in 1886 by Mr William Hadden Beeby.
notes:Its straggling habit is due to its growing among ather loose stones, while the more typical plant grows on a compact gravel [Report debating identification]

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+Cerastium nigrescensGB, VC112 Shetland, Baltasound, UnstWilliam Hadden Beeby26/7/1886MANCH
+Cerastium nigrescensGB, VC112 Shetland, UnstWilliam Hadden Beeby26/7/1886MANCH

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Documented by dskall on 4th May 2008.

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