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Herbarium specimen: Viola canina

Taxon:Violaceae: Viola canina L. ("Heath Dog-violet")
Other name:Viola canina x stagnina
Collected by:Dr Richard Charles L'Estrange Burges
Collection date:29/5/1939
Locality:Great Britain, VC23 Oxfordshire, Otmoor, SP5614, Fairly abundant in top corner of field entering Otmoor
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Viola canina herbarium specimen from Otmoor, VC23 Oxfordshire in 1939 by Dr Richard Charles L'Estrange Burges.
collector's number:189x
notes:the flowers varied in depth of colour from pale to deep blue, with yellow spur.
Pollen examined 11.4.61 and found to be 100% good in flower "A". M.J. Harvey.
Filing note:Violaceae

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Documented by johned on 17th June 2012.

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