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Herbarium specimen: Spergula arvensis

Taxon:Caryophyllaceae: Spergula arvensis L. ("Corn Spurrey")
Other name:Spergula vulgaris
Filed in taxon folder:Caryophyllaceae: Spergula arvensis L. ("Corn Spurrey")
Collected by:Joseph Woods
Collection date:22/7/1845
Locality:Great Britain, VC17 Surrey, Weybridge, TQ06
ex herb:Mr Frederick Townsend
Mr Allan Octavian Hume
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Spergula arvensis herbarium specimen from Weybridge, VC17 Surrey in 1845 by Joseph Woods.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:Corn spurrey. Seeds covered with club. Shaped papillae

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Documented by sir_caronte on 25th September 2011.

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