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Herbarium specimen: Carex maritima

Taxon:Cyperaceae: Carex maritima Gunnerus ("Curved Sedge")
Filed in taxon folder:Cyperaceae: Carex maritima Gunnerus ("Curved Sedge")
Collected by:Richard Charles Palmer
Collection date:20/7/1989
Locality:Great Britain, VC112 Shetland, Unst, HP60, Helliers Water. Frequent in a small area of sparsely covered damp sandy-muddy ground near rill, below concrete platform supporting a building at north end of Hellier's Water, Unst.
ex herb:Walter Scott
Institution:Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Accession number:E00722083
Image:Carex maritima herbarium specimen from Unst, VC112 Shetland in 1989 by Richard Charles Palmer.
collector's number:3262
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:Associated with Prunella vulgaris, Juncus articulatus, etc.; probably introduced with sea sand used to make concrete, but if so well established.

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Documented by johned on 30th October 2015.

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