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Herbarium specimen: Sonchus arvensis

Taxon:Asteraceae: Sonchus arvensis L. ("Perennial Sow-thistle")
Filed in taxon folder:Asteraceae: Sonchus arvensis L. ("Perennial Sow-thistle")
Collected by:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:30/7/1909
Locality:Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Shapwick Moor, ST44, Peat drove
ex herb:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Sonchus arvensis herbarium specimen from Shapwick Moor, VC6 North Somerset in 1909 by Mr Harold Stuart Thompson.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:A frequent and handsome plant on the potato fields and other cultivated ground on the peat moor.

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Documented by hallucigenia on 30th May 2009.

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