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Herbarium specimen: Epipactis helleborine

Taxon:Orchidaceae: Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz ("Broad-leaved Helleborine")
named by Victor Samuel Summerhayes 10/1956
Other name:Orchideae: Epipactis media Fr.
Filed in taxon folder:Orchidaceae: Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz ("Broad-leaved Helleborine")
Collected by:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:8/8/1901
Locality:Great Britain, VC37 Worcestershire, Harborne, Pills wood, SP08
ex herb:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Epipactis helleborine herbarium specimen from Harborne, Pills wood, VC37 Worcestershire in 1901 by Mr Harold Stuart Thompson.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:1. "Pills wood, was close to the city boundary of Birmingham. The wood was being used as a rubbish tip by the corporation of Birmingham." see specimen/259209/
2. Pills wood listed as area for environmental protection in planning app 1995 loc nyk

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 taxonlocalitycollectorsdateinstitution
+Epipactis helleborineGB, VC19 North Essex, Thorpe le SokenRichard Spiers Standen11/8/1900BIRM

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