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Herbarium specimen: Orchis mascula

Taxon:Orchidaceae: Orchis mascula (L.) L. ("Early-purple Orchid")
Filed in taxon folder:Orchidaceae: Orchis mascula (L.) L. ("Early-purple Orchid")
Collected by:Mr Allan Octavian Hume
Collection date:23/5/1899
Locality:Great Britain, VC1 West Cornwall, Poltesco, SW71, Poltesco Valley
ex herb:Mr Allan Octavian Hume
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Orchis mascula herbarium specimen from Poltesco, VC1 West Cornwall in 1899 by Mr Allan Octavian Hume.
collector's number:2853
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:These specimens when gathered seemed altogether more slender than mascula usually is.

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Documented by apbudden on 29th December 2011.

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