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Herbarium specimen: Persicaria bistorta

Taxon:Polygonaceae: Persicaria bistorta (L.) Samp. ("Common Bistort")
Filed in taxon folder:Polygonaceae: Persicaria bistorta (L.) Samp. ("Common Bistort")
Collected by:William West (Bradford)
Locality:Great Britain, VC64 Mid-west Yorkshire, Grassington, SE06, 'Grassington?'
ex herb:Prof George Stephen West
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Persicaria bistorta herbarium specimen from Grassington, VC64 Mid-west Yorkshire by William West (Bradford).
fruits/flowers:buds/immature flowers
notes:'Snakeroot patience dock' [Date possibly 1864 - unclear]
Filing note:Polygonum bistorta

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Documented by hallucigenia on 10th April 2009.

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