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Herbarium specimen: Luzula nivea

Taxon:Luzula nivea (L.) DC. ("Snow-white Wood-rush")
named by Thomas Clark
Other name:Luzula luzuloides (Lam.) Dandy & Wilmott ("White Wood-rush")
Filed in taxon folder:Luzula luzuloides (Lam.) Dandy & Wilmott ("White Wood-rush")
Collected by:Dr Andrew Dewar
Collection date:1844
Locality:Great Britain, VC85 Fifeshire, Fife, Bromhall
ex herb:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Mr Thomas Clark
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Luzula nivea herbarium specimen from Fife, VC85 Fifeshire in 1844 by Dr Andrew Dewar.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:Probably planted [and] possibly brought from Switzerland or France
Filing note:luzuloides or nivea

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