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Herbarium specimen: Erophila verna

Taxon:Brassicaceae: Erophila verna (L.) DC. ("Common Whitlowgrass")
Filed in taxon folder:Brassicaceae: Erophila verna (L.) DC. ("Common Whitlowgrass")
Collected by:John Whewell Statter
Collection date:4/1892
Locality:Great Britain, VC13 West Sussex, Brighton, TQ30
ex herb:Dulwich College
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Erophila verna herbarium specimen from Brighton, VC13 West Sussex in 1892 by John Whewell Statter.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:Etymology of the name given in Greek ("drabe; acrid; in allusion to the taste"); also called "'Agnail-wort' or 'White blow' (from its supposed curative powers in cases of agnail or whitlow"

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Documented by kkopp on 9th March 2011.

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