Feedback request: Saxifraga stellaris (3454)

[oldnick]

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Specimen #316249

Taxon:	Saxifragaceae: Saxifraga stellaris L. ("Starry Saxifrage")
Filed in taxon folder:	Saxifragaceae: Saxifraga stellaris L. ("Starry Saxifrage")
Locality:	Great Britain, VC97 West Inverness-shire, Ben Nevis, Castle Corrie, NN1672
ex herb:	Dorothy Ellis de Vesian
Institution:	Gloucester City Museum (GLR)
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Documented by mossysal following initial work by oldnick on 5^th March 2011.

Edit history

date	user	change
05/03/2011	oldnick	Deleted locality:
05/03/2011	oldnick	Added locality: , Castle Corrie
30/03/2011	mossysal	Deleted locality: , Castle Corrie
30/03/2011	mossysal	Added locality: GB VC97 Ben Nevis, Castle Corrie NN1672 (place)

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User comments about this sheet

oldnick wrote

I couldn't recognise site name - Castle Cary perhaps?

[mossysal]

Not likely - as it is well below the altitudinal and southerly limits for this plant?!

"This arctic-montane species reaches its southern limit in the county [VC46]" (Chater 2010)

There are dozens on the gazetteer and as "corrie" is a topographical name it would be impossible to pin down I think - even with a castle attached?

[mossysal]

I have re-thought this sheet and now think it is Castle Corrie on Ben Nevis? It is the anglicised name of course but there are references in some accounts e.g. http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/smcj/smcj030/smcj03002.htm and Dorthy de V was there on at least two occasions. Right habitat, too.

[oldnick]

good info - must go up & have a look before breakfast some day