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Herbarium specimen: Fragaria vesca

Taxon:Rosaceae: Fragaria vesca L. ("Wild Strawberry")
Filed in taxon folder:Rosaceae: Fragaria vesca L. ("Wild Strawberry")
Collected by:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:6/1886
Locality:Great Britain, VC1 West Cornwall, Penzance, SW42
ex herb:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Fragaria vesca herbarium specimen from Penzance, VC1 West Cornwall in 1886 by Mr Harold Stuart Thompson.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:The note reads "Grounds of Rosemorran House". There is a Rosemorran Farm just north of Penzance at SW476325 and that may be the place HST has in mind.He has also written "?end of June" as the collection date.

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Documented by john hughes on 12th March 2009.

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