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Herbarium specimen: Descurainia sophia

Taxon:Brassicaceae: Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl ("Flixweed")
Other name:Sisymbrium sophia
Filed in taxon folder:Brassicaceae: Descurainia sophia (L.) Webb ex Prantl ("Flixweed")
Collected by:James Fraser
Collection date:13/6/1906
Locality:Great Britain, VC83 Midlothian, Leith Docks, NT27
ex herb:Mr Allan Octavian Hume
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Descurainia sophia herbarium specimen from Leith Docks, VC83 Midlothian in 1906 by James Fraser.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:brought on in garden in Norwood, Surrey [unclear if date refers to cultivation or original collection]
Filing note:Sisymbrium sophia

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Documented by tom humphrey on 15th December 2010.

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