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Herbarium specimen: Centaurea jacea

Taxon:Asteraceae: Centaurea jacea L. ("Brown Knapweed")
Filed in taxon folder:Asteraceae: Centaurea jacea L. ("Brown Knapweed")
Collected by:Mr Charles Edward Britton
Collection date:7/9/1922
Locality:Great Britain, VC17 Surrey, Epsom Downs, TQ25
ex herb:Mr Charles Edward Britton
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Centaurea jacea herbarium specimen from Epsom Downs, VC17 Surrey in 1922 by Mr Charles Edward Britton.
collector's number:2540
notes:This should probably be referred to C. jacea subsp. jungens var. variisquama. Although the leaves are rather narrow.
Filing note:Centaurea jungens var variisquama

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Documented by pom_h12 on 1st March 2013.

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