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Herbarium specimen: Carex vulpina

Taxon:Cyperaceae: Carex vulpina L. ("True Fox-sedge")
Filed in taxon folder:Cyperaceae: Carex vulpina L. ("True Fox-sedge")
Collected by:Rev. Edward Shearburn Marshall
Collection date:5/6/1902
Locality:Ireland, VCH1 South Kerry, Castlegregory, Q61, Meadow near the sea.
ex herb:Rev. Edward Shearburn Marshall
Mr Anthony Hurt Wolley Dod
Institution:Natural History Museum (BM)
Accession number:1130627
Image:Carex vulpina herbarium specimen from Castlegregory, VCH1 South Kerry in 1902 by Rev. Edward Shearburn Marshall.
collector's number:2663
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:'A peculiar looking plant, owing to the remarkably brown glumes. At this stage they are usually much paler.'

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 taxonlocalitycollectorsdateinstitution
+Carex vulpinaIE, VCH1 South Kerry, CastlegregoryEdward Shearburn Marshall25/6/1902BM
+Carex vulpinaIE, VCH1 South Kerry, CastlegregoryEdward Shearburn Marshall25/6/1902BM
+Carex vulpinaIE, VCH1 South Kerry, CastlegregoryEdward Shearburn Marshall25/6/1902BM
+Carex vulpinaIE, VCH1 South Kerry, CastlegregoryEdward Shearburn Marshall25/6/1902BM
+Carex vulpinaIE, VCH1 South Kerry, CastlegregoryEdward Shearburn Marshall25/6/1902SLBI
+Carex vulpinaIE, VCH1 South Kerry, CastlegregoryEdward Shearburn Marshall25/6/1902SLBI
+Carex vulpinaIE, VCH1 South Kerry, CastlegregoryEdward Shearburn Marshall25/6/1902SLBI

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Documented by bogbean on 1st January 2015.

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