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Herbarium specimen: Carex atrata

Taxon:Cyperaceae: Carex atrata L. ("Black Alpine-sedge")
Filed in taxon folder:Cyperaceae: Carex atrata L. ("Black Alpine-sedge")
Collected by:Prof Charles Cardale Babington
Collection date:20/8/1847
Locality:Great Britain, VC49 Caernarvonshire, Crib Goch, SH65, 'Coch y ddyalt' [?appears to represent Crib Goch - see message board]
ex herb:William West (Bradford)
Prof George Stephen West
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Carex atrata herbarium specimen from Crib Goch, VC49 Caernarvonshire in 1847 by Prof Charles Cardale Babington.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers

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Documented by rmwalls on 29th November 2008.

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