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Herbarium specimen: Carex elata

Taxon:Cyperaceae: Carex elata All. ("Tufted-sedge")
Collected by:Dr Richard Charles L'Estrange Burges
Collection date:22/5/1949
Locality:Great Britain, VC29 Cambridgeshire, Great Wilbraham, TL5557, Ditch.
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Carex elata herbarium specimen from Great Wilbraham, VC29 Cambridgeshire in 1949 by Dr Richard Charles L'Estrange Burges.
collector's number:2045
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:In large tufts, stem v. rough, f(emale) spikes with male spike inside, fr(uiting) ligule broader than outer glumes <?>.
Filing note:Carex

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+Carex elataGB, VC29 Cambridgeshire, Great WilbrahamRichard Charles L'Estrange Burges22/5/1949BIRM

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