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Herbarium specimen: Capsella bursa-pastoris

Taxon:Brassicaceae: Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. ("Shepherd's-purse")
Filed in taxon folder:Brassicaceae: Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. ("Shepherd's-purse")
Collected by:Rev Henry Peter Reader
Collection date:7/1901
Locality:Great Britain, VC39 Staffordshire, Hawkesyard, SK0616
ex herb:Rev. Edward Shearburn Marshall
Mr Allan Octavian Hume
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Capsella bursa-pastoris herbarium specimen from Hawkesyard, VC39 Staffordshire in 1901 by Rev Henry Peter Reader.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
Tags:collectors number: 16519
notes:1."Near C. rubella" E.S.M.
2."No! in the bella, the calyx almost equals the corolla and the sides of silicule arch inwards & are therefore concave. - A. O. H."
Twelve specimens with buds to seed capsules.

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Documented by mikedaps on 2nd March 2011.

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