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Herbarium specimen: Saxifraga cernua

Taxon:Saxifragaceae: Saxifraga cernua L. ("Drooping Saxifrage")
Collected by:Dr Richard Charles L'Estrange Burges
Collection date:5/8/1954
Locality:Great Britain, VC88 Mid Perthshire, Ben Lawers, NN64, Ordnance Gully. rock ledge under overhanging boulders, (altitude 3800ft)
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Saxifraga cernua herbarium specimen from Ben Lawers, VC88 Mid Perthshire in 1954 by Dr Richard Charles L'Estrange Burges.
collector's number:705
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:One plant in flower and one in bud; usually reproduces by axillary buds. About 40 plants seen
Filing note:Saxifragaceae

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Documented by mossysal on 1st March 2011.

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