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Herbarium specimen: Carex nigra

Taxon:Cyperaceae: Carex nigra (L.) Reichard ("Common Sedge")
Other name:Carex vulgaris Fr., nom. illegit.
named by William Hillhouse 9/1877
Filed in taxon folder:Cyperaceae: Carex nigra (L.) Reichard ("Common Sedge")
Collected by:Prof William Hillhouse
Collection date:5/9/1877
Locality:Great Britain, VC21 Middlesex, Hampstead Heath, TQ28, "Marshy part"
communicated:Prof William Hillhouse
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Carex nigra herbarium specimen from Hampstead Heath, VC21 Middlesex in 1877 by Prof William Hillhouse.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers

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