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Herbarium specimen: Festuca arundinacea

Taxon:Poaceae: Festuca arundinacea Schreb. ("Tall Fescue")
named by James B Phipps 1961
Filed in taxon folder:Poaceae: Festuca arundinacea Schreb. ("Tall Fescue")
Collected by:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:16/7/1936
Locality:Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Berrow, ST25, Berrow sands
ex herb:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Festuca arundinacea herbarium specimen from Berrow, VC6 North Somerset in 1936 by Mr Harold Stuart Thompson.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:A huge clump at high water mark, leaves 2ft 8inches long. Probably the clump seen a year or two ago in the same district. See 2nd sheet for leaves

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+Festuca arundinaceaGB, VC6 North Somerset, Berrow DunesHarold Stuart Thompson17/7/1936BIRM

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Documented by oldnick on 18th October 2009.

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