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Herbarium specimen: Malva moschata

Taxon:Malvaceae: Malva moschata L. ("Musk-mallow")
Filed in taxon folder:Malvaceae: Malva moschata L. ("Musk-mallow")
Collected by:Dr Henry Halcro Johnston
Collection date:27/8/1923
Locality:Great Britain, VC111 Orkney, Birsay, HY22, Salis, Loch of Boardhouse, Birsay
ex herb:Botanical Exchange Club of The British Isles
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Malva moschata herbarium specimen from Birsay, VC111 Orkney in 1923 by Dr Henry Halcro Johnston.
collector's number:2462
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:Not native. A weed of cultivation. Common. Plants in full flower. Corolla and anthers pinkish-mauve.

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Documented by johned on 16th October 2011.

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