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Herbarium specimen: Dryopteris filix-mas agg

Taxon:Dryopteris filix-mas agg ("Male-fern")
Filed in taxon folder:Dryopteris filix-mas agg ("Male-fern")
Collected by:Mr Thomas Clark
Collection date:20/10/1837
Locality:Great Britain, VC5 South Somerset, North Petherton, ST2531, Kings Cliff Valley, [near North Petherton] West Somerset
ex herb:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Mr Thomas Clark
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Dryopteris filix-mas agg herbarium specimen from North Petherton, VC5 South Somerset in 1837 by Mr Thomas Clark.
notes:'Rigid Shield-fern?' [Aspidium rigidum / Dryopteris villarii are synonyms of Dryopteris submontana; which is not however known from Somerset - nearest South Wales]

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