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Herbarium specimen: Ranunculus peltatus

Taxon:Ranunculaceae: Ranunculus peltatus Schrank. ("Pond Water-crowfoot")
Filed in taxon folder:Ranunculaceae: Ranunculus peltatus Schrank. ("Pond Water-crowfoot")
Collected by:Mr James Walter White
Collection date:4/5/1928
Locality:Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Barrow Gurney, ST56, Wurple Pool
exchanged:Watson Botanical Exchange Club
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Ranunculus peltatus herbarium specimen from Barrow Gurney, VC6 North Somerset in 1928 by Mr James Walter White.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:A peculiar form of thsis species having leaves much smaller than usual, and nerly all of them with +_imbricate lobes. The flowers, submerged leaves and carpels are those typical of peltatus, bu the lower fruiting peduncles are sometimes 8, or even10 cm in lengt. rather too robust for Hiern's elongatus - W H Pearshall.

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+Ranunculus peltatusGB, VC6 North Somerset, Barrow GurneyJames Walter White4/5/1928SLBI

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Documented by dawn nelson on 26th January 2011.

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