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Herbarium specimen: Scabiosa atropurpurea

Taxon:Scabiosa atropurpurea L. ("Sweet Scabious")
Filed in taxon folder:Scabiosa atropurpurea L. ("Sweet Scabious")
Collected by:Mr James Cosmo Melvill
Collection date:10/1890
Locality:Great Britain, VC15 East Kent, Folkestone, TR23, "In quantity on the cliffs."
ex herb:Rev. Augustin Ley
Botanical Exchange Club of The British Isles
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Scabiosa atropurpurea herbarium specimen from Folkestone, VC15 East Kent in 1890 by Mr James Cosmo Melvill.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:JCM notes 'I have noticed this at Folkestone annually since 1862'.

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Documented by john hughes on 13th March 2010.

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