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Herbarium specimen: Saxifraga rivularis

Taxon:Saxifragaceae: Saxifraga rivularis L. ("Highland Saxifrage")
Filed in taxon folder:Saxifragaceae: Saxifraga rivularis L. ("Highland Saxifrage")
Collected by:Mr John Thomas Irvine Boswell-Syme
Collection date:8/1851
Locality:Great Britain, VC88 Mid Perthshire, Ben Lawers, NN64
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Saxifraga rivularis herbarium specimen from Ben Lawers, VC88 Mid Perthshire in 1851 by Mr John Thomas Irvine Boswell-Syme.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:Five specimens two collected by John Thomas Boswell-Syme other by;
A.R.Waller 08/1885
From William Gourlie jun Glasgow Bridge of Allan Stirlingshire.
E.C. Wallace 27/06/1932 at c3000ft V.C.88 Mid Pearthshire in a shady rock crevice Ben Lawers
Also approx bottom centre the hand written notes, Mtns of north britian Artic Europe, S Asia, Including Norway, But not further south then Snowdon, in Ireland only in Co Sligo "Mountains cliffs, very****.
also seedheads

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Documented by hallucigenia on 28th March 2009.

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