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Herbarium specimen: Centaurea calcitrapa

Taxon:Asteraceae: Centaurea calcitrapa L. ("Red Star-thistle")
Filed in taxon folder:Asteraceae: Centaurea calcitrapa L. ("Red Star-thistle")
Collected by:Prof William Hillhouse
Collection date:23/8/1877
Locality:Great Britain, VC13 West Sussex, Brighton, TQ30, Debris of cliff n[ear]
ex herb:Prof George Stephen West
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Centaurea calcitrapa herbarium specimen from Brighton, VC13 West Sussex in 1877 by Prof William Hillhouse.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:Rare
L.C.917

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+Centaurea calcitrapaGB, VC13 West Sussex, BrightonWilliam Hillhouse25/8/1877BIRM

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