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Herbarium specimen: Carex humilis

Taxon:Cyperaceae: Carex humilis Leyss. ("Dwarf Sedge")
Collected by:Dr Richard Charles L'Estrange Burges
Collection date:4/1940
Locality:Great Britain, VC8 South Wiltshire, Lark Hill, SU14, chalk downs
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Carex humilis herbarium specimen from Lark Hill, VC8 South Wiltshire in 1940 by Dr Richard Charles L'Estrange Burges.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:"in many suitable places on the Plain, the first carex to flower the pale green leaves contrasting with the surrounding herbiage"
Filing note:Cyperaceae / Eriocaulaceae

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Documented by wonastow on 24th February 2012.

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