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Herbarium specimen: Epilobium palustre

Taxon:Onagraceae: Epilobium palustre L. ("Marsh Willowherb")
Filed in taxon folder:Onagraceae: Epilobium palustre L. ("Marsh Willowherb")
Collected by:Mr Thomas Clark
Collection date:26/8/1836
Locality:Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Turf Moor, ST43
ex herb:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Mr Thomas Clark
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Epilobium palustre herbarium specimen from Turf Moor, VC6 North Somerset in 1836 by Mr Thomas Clark.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:ovaries particularly cottony - leaves rather longer than usual. Plant much branched
I think this palustre may be x with tetraforum; but it has the very narrow seeds of palustre HST
small envelope attached labelled narrow very plunose seeds of Epilobium palustre 1836, Turfmoor Somerset May 1935 taken form this species of Thos Clark's HST

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Documented by chrisu on 30th March 2009.

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