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Herbarium specimen: Erophila verna

Taxon:Brassicaceae: Erophila verna (L.) DC. ("Common Whitlowgrass")
Other name:Brassicaceae: Erophila verna var. stenocarpa

"The pods are hardly narrow enough for var. stenocarpa. Type E. verna. J.E. Little.

Filed in taxon folder:Brassicaceae: Erophila verna (L.) DC. ("Common Whitlowgrass")
Collected by:Mr Job Edward Lousley
Collection date:18/4/1927
Locality:Great Britain, VC15 East Kent, Hythe, TR13, "Shingle bank on Rifle ranges."
ex herb:Mr Job Edward Lousley
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Erophila verna herbarium specimen from Hythe, VC15 East Kent in 1927 by Mr Job Edward Lousley.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:"E. verna Meyer (vulgaris DC., sensu stricto); not stenocarpa Jord."-Drabble. "Mine seems a mixed gathering, but none of them should I name stenocarpa; the fruits are too short and too broad, even broader than Y.119 from Cronkley Fell, which is a neat little plant."-Druce."

Four plants and an unmarked envelope, possibly containg 5th sp on sheet. Two labels same detail.

Inferred details are marked.

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+Erophila vernaGB, VC15 East Kent, HytheJob Edward Lousley18/4/1927SLBI

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Documented by mikedaps on 24th January 2011.

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