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Herbarium specimen: Carex capillaris

Taxon:Cyperaceae: Carex capillaris L. ("Hair Sedge")
Filed in taxon folder:Cyperaceae: Carex capillaris L. ("Hair Sedge")
Collected by:William West (Bradford)
Collection date:6/1878
Locality:Great Britain, VC64 Mid-west Yorkshire, Gordale, SD96, (altitude 1000ft)
ex herb:Prof George Stephen West
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Carex capillaris herbarium specimen from Gordale, VC64 Mid-west Yorkshire in 1878 by William West (Bradford).
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:first specimen collected in W Yorkshire. The most southerly location

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+Carex capillarisGB, VC64 Mid-west Yorkshire, Gordale ScarWilliam West7/1878ABS

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Documented by rmwalls on 29th November 2008.

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