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Herbarium specimen: Euphorbia lathyris

Taxon:Euphorbiaceae: Euphorbia lathyris L. ("Caper Spurge")
Filed in taxon folder:Euphorbiaceae: Euphorbia lathyris L. ("Caper Spurge")
Collection date:9/6/1917
Locality:Great Britain, VC28 West Norfolk, Swaffham, TF80, Growing freely in the workhouse yard
ex herb:Rev Douglas Montague Heath
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Euphorbia lathyris herbarium specimen from Swaffham, VC28 West Norfolk in 1917.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:Correct name is E.lathyris, as given by Druce, not E.lathyrus, as in the London Cat. Ed.X. and Babington. Baith & Hooker also is correct.

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Documented by hallucigenia on 26th April 2009.

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