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Herbarium specimen: Persicaria bistorta

Taxon:Polygonaceae: Persicaria bistorta (L.) Samp. ("Common Bistort")
Filed in taxon folder:Polygonaceae: Persicaria bistorta (L.) Samp. ("Common Bistort")
Collected by:Mr Langley Kitching
Collection date:12/6/1876
Locality:Great Britain, VC58 Cheshire, Bosley, SJ96
ex herb:Mr Langley Kitching
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Persicaria bistorta herbarium specimen from Bosley, VC58 Cheshire in 1876 by Mr Langley Kitching.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:'"Easter-ledges" of the lakes Nr Windermere' [this refers to the name of a traditional food, not of a site]
Filing note:Polygonum bistorta

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Documented by talljim on 19th September 2008.

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