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Herbarium specimen: Carex nigra

Taxon:Cyperaceae: Carex nigra (L.) Reichard ("Common Sedge")
named by E Handley 9/1955
Filed in taxon folder:Cyperaceae: Carex nigra (L.) Reichard ("Common Sedge")
Collected by:Rev. William Henry Purchas
Collection date:1889
Locality:Great Britain, VC39 Staffordshire, Alstonefield, SK15, Marshy ground at'
ex herb:Rev. Augustin Ley
Botanical Exchange Club of The British Isles
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Carex nigra herbarium specimen from Alstonefield, VC39 Staffordshire in 1889 by Rev. William Henry Purchas.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:See report for 1889
1587
18B

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Documented by hallucigenia on 4th July 2009.

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