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Herbarium specimen: Carex contigua

Taxon:Cyperaceae: Carex contigua
confirmed by Charles Edgar Salmon
Other name:Cyperaceae: Carex spicata Huds. ("Spiked Sedge")

[synonym - CTW 2, Stace 2]

Filed in taxon folder:Cyperaceae: Carex contigua
Collected by:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:7/8/1924
Locality:Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Shipham, ST45, old mining ground
ex herb:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
exchanged:Watson Botanical Exchange Club
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Carex contigua herbarium specimen from Shipham, VC6 North Somerset in 1924 by Mr Harold Stuart Thompson.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:long wiry-stemmed form, many of the stems were 3 ft long

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Documented by oldnick on 15th July 2015.

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