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Herbarium specimen: Prunus avium

Taxon:Rosaceae: Prunus avium (L.) L. ("Wild Cherry")
Other name:Rosaceae: Prunus cerasus L. ("Dwarf Cherry")
Filed in taxon folder:Rosaceae: Prunus avium (L.) L. ("Wild Cherry")
Collected by:Mr Job Edward Lousley
Collection date:3/5/1925
Locality:Great Britain, VC17 Surrey, Burgh Heath, hedgerow by Penotts Farm
ex herb:Mr Job Edward Lousley
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Prunus avium herbarium specimen from Burgh Heath, VC17 Surrey in 1925 by Mr Job Edward Lousley.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:'A tree of about 30 feet, leaves glabrous underneath, suddenly contracted, calyx tube contracted, corolla cup-shaped'. 'P cerasus' [pencilled in].

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Documented by oldnick following initial work by amandamoore on 21st December 2011.

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