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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:Mr James Walter White
Collection date:8/1885
Locality:Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Burnham, ST34, "Waste places near Burnham"
communicated:Botanical Exchange Club of The British Isles
ex herb:Mr James Walter White
Mr William Hadden Beeby
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Descurainia sophia herbarium specimen from Burnham, VC6 North Somerset in 1885 by Mr James Walter White.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:"Burnham and Benow N. Somerset; confirms the old record (1850) in Top. Bot. ed. - J W White"
Filing note:Sisymbrium sophia

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+Descurainia sophiaGB, VC6 North Somerset, BurnhamJames Walter White8/1885BIRM

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