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Herbarium specimen: Hornungia petraea

Taxon:Brassicaceae: Hornungia petraea (L.) Rchb. ("Hutchinsia")
Other name:Cruciferae: Hutchinsia petraea R.Br.
Filed in taxon folder:Brassicaceae: Hornungia petraea (L.) Rchb. ("Hutchinsia")
Collected by:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:3/3/1935
Locality:Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Charterhouse, ST5054, On Mendip Plateau at ca 800ft near Charterhouse.
communicated:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Hornungia petraea herbarium specimen from Charterhouse, VC6 North Somerset in 1935 by Mr Harold Stuart Thompson.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:"Discovered there a few days earlier by W. S. Parry, who gave me vague indication of the site. I saw it eventually over broken ground ca 8 x 6 yds after an hour's search in the right enclosure." H.S.T.

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 taxonlocalitycollectorsdateinstitution
+Hornungia petraeaGB, VC41 Glamorganshire, Pennard CastleJob Edward Lousley21/4/1935BIRM
+Hornungia petraeaGB, VC34 West Gloucestershire, Durdham DownHarold Stuart Thompson4/2/1936BIRM

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