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Herbarium specimen: Carduus crispus x nutans = C. x stangii

Taxon:Asteraceae: Carduus crispus x nutans = C. x stangii H. Buek ex Nyman
Filed in taxon folder:Asteraceae: Carduus crispus x nutans = C. x stangii H. Buek ex Nyman
Collection date:12/10/1908
Locality:Great Britain, VC36 Herefordshire, Ross, SO62
ex herb:Rev. Augustin Ley
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Carduus crispus x nutans = C. x stangii herbarium specimen from Ross, VC36 Herefordshire in 1908.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:[Letter on sheet] " Dear Mr ley, I gathered this thistle this morning near the wood in the same field where I found the Bristly Ox-tongue - and we think it must be Carduus crispus variety acanthoides." (Nutans X crispus without doubt - A Ley's writing)

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Documented by hallucigenia on 12th June 2010.

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