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Herbarium specimen: Polygonum arenarium

Taxon:Polygonaceae: Polygonum arenarium Waldst. & Kit. ("Lesser Red-knotgrass")
Other name:Polygonaceae: Polygonum aviculare L. ("Knotgrass")
Filed in taxon folder:Polygonaceae: Polygonum aviculare L. ("Knotgrass")
Collected by:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:11/8/1923
Locality:Great Britain, VC5 South Somerset, Steart Point, ST24, sandy top of shingle bank
ex herb:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Polygonum arenarium herbarium specimen from Steart Point, VC5 South Somerset in 1923 by Mr Harold Stuart Thompson.
notes:nuts minutely ridged & punctured, striate & ridged. stems 2 feet long. flowers bright pink.
Filing note:Polygonum aviculare var littorale

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Documented by oldnick on 7th June 2010.

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