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Herbarium specimen: Festuca rubra

Taxon:Poaceae: Festuca rubra L. ("Red Fescue")
named by James B Phipps 1/1961
Filed in taxon folder:Poaceae: Festuca rubra L. ("Red Fescue")
Collected by:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:3/6/1925
Locality:Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Steep Holm, ST26, Limestone rocks at the Steep Holm, Bristol Channel
ex herb:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Festuca rubra herbarium specimen from Steep Holm, VC6 North Somerset in 1925 by Mr Harold Stuart Thompson.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:Festuca rubra (gemuina) var. glaucescens (Hack) Howarth Det. W O Howarth
see Howarth in New Phyt. 1919-20

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 taxonlocalitycollectorsdateinstitution
+Festuca rubraGB, VC34 West Gloucestershire, Severn BeachHarold Stuart Thompson5/6/1922BIRM

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