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Herbarium specimen: Myosoton aquaticum

Taxon:Caryophyllaceae: Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench ("Water Chickweed")
Other name:Caryophylleae: Stellaria aquatica (L.) Scop.
Filed in taxon folder:Caryophyllaceae: Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench ("Water Chickweed")
Collected by:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:13/10/1933
Locality:Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Blagdon, ST45, Blagdon Lake. In quantity with the normal plant on the then dry southern area.
ex herb:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Mr Job Edward Lousley
exchanged:Watson Botanical Exchange Club
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Myosoton aquaticum herbarium specimen from Blagdon, VC6 North Somerset in 1933 by Mr Harold Stuart Thompson.
notes:Dr A.H. Campbell finds no sign of fungus attack, and regards as feasible the suggestion of Dr. Nierenstein (Bio-Chemist)that the dark purple stains are due to traces of tannin in the plant owing to traces of iron in the water. Succulently brittle when fresh, immediately becoming limp in the press and very flaccid, S.aquatica is a most difficult plant to dry. H.S.T

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+Myosoton aquaticumGB, VC6 North Somerset, BlagdonHarold Stuart Thompson13/10/1933BIRM

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Documented by srk21 on 3rd September 2011.

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