Feedback request: Scleranthus annuus (K000773136)

[Kelly Pinnick]

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Specimen #337473

Taxon:	Caryophyllaceae: Scleranthus annuus L. ("Annual Knawel")
Filed in taxon folder:	Caryophyllaceae: Scleranthus annuus L. ("Annual Knawel")
Collected by:	R S Vine
Locality:
communicated:	C Evenson
Institution:	Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Accession number:	K000773136
Image: © Kew
fruits/flowers:	mature flowers
notes:	[no place or date]

Documented by portwild following initial work by kellypinnick on 30^th May 2012.

Checked by oldnick

Edit history

date	user	change
22/06/2012	portwild	Added provenance: exherb C Evenson
22/06/2012	portwild	Added attribute flowerField: flowering
15/10/2014	oldnick	Added note: [no place or date]
15/10/2014	oldnick	Deleted provenance: exherb C Evenson
15/10/2014	oldnick	Added provenance: comm C Evenson

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kellypinnick wrote

Hi,this is my first sheet and I would like to confirm the detail before submitting it as completed please? I am assuming that where the record says from C Evenson, Esq that this is what I should record in the herbarium field? I do not get an auto complete pop up when i enter that name so thought I would check! Also as there is no date do I leave that field blank or assume 19th century? Many thanks, Kelly.

[Tom Humphrey]

Hi Kelly,

Welcome to herb@home.

Adding 'C Evenson' as an ex herb entry is probably the right thing for this specimen, even though it's a bit ambiguous. Having all the people associated with a specimen recorded is useful when searching for related sheets or for trying to infer details later.

Please leave the date blank, so that date fields only get used to record information that's actually present on the label. It's often possible to use the database to infer approximate date ranges later, based on the date-of-death of collectors etc., but that only works automatically for specimens that have blank date fields.

regards,

Tom