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Herbarium specimen: Neottia nidus-avis

Taxon:Orchidaceae: Neottia nidus-avis (L.) Rich. ("Bird's-nest Orchid")
Filed in taxon folder:Orchidaceae: Neottia nidus-avis (L.) Rich. ("Bird's-nest Orchid")
Collected by:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:8/7/1916
Locality:Great Britain, VC34 West Gloucestershire, Wotton-under-Edge, ST79, Beech-wood above'
ex herb:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Neottia nidus-avis herbarium specimen from Wotton-under-Edge, VC34 West Gloucestershire in 1916 by Mr Harold Stuart Thompson.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:[Arrows pointing to both specimens and] " * mycorhiza is a fungus whose hyphae replace root-hairs in absorption.

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 taxonlocalitycollectorsdateinstitution
+Neottia nidus-avisGB, VC14 East Sussex, LewesA W Waterfall1879BIRM

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