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Herbarium specimen: Carex rupestris

Taxon:Cyperaceae: Carex rupestris Bellardi ex All. ("Rock Sedge")
Collected by:Dr Richard Charles L'Estrange Burges
Collection date:3/8/1950
Locality:Great Britain, VC108,VC105, Cnochan, NC1909, Limestone cliff ledge.
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Carex rupestris herbarium specimen from Cnochan, VC108,VC105 in 1950 by Dr Richard Charles L'Estrange Burges.
collector's number:2020
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:Superficial resemblance to C. pulicaris f. montana but 3fid stigma, persistent glumes and ... fruit.
Filing note:Scirpus to Carex

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