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Herbarium specimen: Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum

Taxon:Orchidaceae: Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum (E.F. Linton) P.F. Hunt & Summerh.
named by Patrick Martin Hall 3/5/1937

possibly var purpurascens of Dr O'Kelly [detailed notes]

Filed in taxon folder:Orchidaceae: Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum (E.F. Linton) P.F. Hunt & Summerh.
Collected by:Rev Douglas Montague Heath
Collection date:17/7/1936 to 18/7/1936
Locality:Ireland, VCH9 Co. Clare, Ballyvaughan, M20, Limestone pavement and pastures near'
ex herb:Rev Douglas Montague Heath
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum herbarium specimen from Ballyvaughan, VCH9 Co. Clare in 1936 by Rev Douglas Montague Heath.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:Colour decreasing to dead white with violet not rose tinge & [rest obscured by Det' label]

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Documented by hallucigenia on 24th April 2009.

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