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Herbarium specimen: Agrostis gigantea

Taxon:Poaceae: Agrostis gigantea Roth ("Black Bent")
named by James B Phipps 11/1960
Other name:Agrostis alba
named by Harold Stuart Thompson 7/1923
Filed in taxon folder:Poaceae: Agrostis gigantea Roth ("Black Bent")
Collected by:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:16/7/1923
Locality:Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Max Bog, ST406574, "Damp shady place by stream and bushes at Max Bog" - now a SSI
ex herb:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Agrostis gigantea herbarium specimen from Max Bog, VC6 North Somerset in 1923 by Mr Harold Stuart Thompson.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:"4 to 5 ft tall with stiff spikelets"

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Documented by mikedaps on 8th April 2010.

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