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Herbarium specimen: Festuca altissima

Taxon:Poaceae: Festuca altissima All. ("Wood Fescue")
named by James B Phipps 1/1961
Filed in taxon folder:Poaceae: Festuca altissima All. ("Wood Fescue")
Collection date:16/7/1890
Locality:Great Britain, VC46 Cardiganshire, Towy, above Ystrad ffin. Card.
ex herb:Rev. Augustin Ley
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Festuca altissima herbarium specimen from Towy, above Ystrad ffin. Card., VC46 Cardiganshire in 1890.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:Ystradffin is at SN787466, in VC44, and Ley probably means the rocks on the VC46 side of the river Tywi at c.SN784476, where F. altissima has never otherwise been recorded (although they have been well-botanised evr since.

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Documented by a.o.chater following initial work by qgroom on 14th April 2010.

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