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Herbarium specimen: Myosoton aquaticum

Taxon:Caryophyllaceae: Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench ("Water Chickweed")
Filed in taxon folder:Caryophyllaceae: Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench ("Water Chickweed")
Collected by:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:28/8/1931
Locality:Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Chew Valley
ex herb:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Myosoton aquaticum herbarium specimen from Chew Valley, VC6 North Somerset in 1931 by Mr Harold Stuart Thompson.
notes:Sometimes in N. Somerset and elsewhere this plant forms enormous colonies, with stems 6 to 8ft long. Especially in damp waste ground, as near Glastonbury Railway Station, Bedminster meads etc.

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Documented by tom humphrey on 5th December 2009.

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