Feedback request: Saxifraga sponhemica (19649)

[mossysal]

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Specimen #339986

Taxon:	Saxifragaceae: Saxifraga hypnoides L. ("Mossy Saxifrage")
Other name:	Saxifraga sponhemica
Filed in taxon folder:	Saxifraga sponhemica
Collected by:	David Guthrie Catcheside
Collection date:	4/9/1924
Locality:	Great Britain, VC49 Caernarvonshire, Cwm Dyli, SH6354, nr summit of Snowdon., (altitude 3000ft)
ex herb:	Mr Job Edward Lousley David Guthrie Catcheside
Institution:	South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:
fruits/flowers:	mature flowers

Documented by johned on 29^th June 2012.

Edit history

date	user	change
30/06/2012	mossysal	Deleted determination (orig): Saxifraga sponhemica
30/06/2012	mossysal	Added determination (orig): Saxifraga sponhemica
30/06/2012	mossysal	Added determination (orig): Saxifraga hypnoides
30/06/2012	mossysal	Deleted locality: GB VC49 Snowdon, Cwm Dyli nr summit of Snowdon. altitude: 3000ft
30/06/2012	mossysal	Added locality: GB VC49 Cwm Dyli, nr summit of Snowdon. SH6354 (place) altitude: 3000ft
30/06/2012	mossysal	Added provenance: exherb David Guthrie Catcheside
30/06/2012	mossysal	Added provenance: exherb Mr Job Edward Lousley
01/07/2012	sir_caronte	Deleted attribute flowerField: none
01/07/2012	sir_caronte	Added attribute flowerField: flowering

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User comments about this sheet

mossysal wrote

Cwm Dyli is much lower than 3000' [below Llyn Llidaw according to Wikipedia] and not very near the summit of Snowdon. I can imagine it being at the lower altitude.[/dd]

[SteveH]

I've seen this species growing abundantly at the summit of Snowdon myself, so the location and height may be correct. Perhaps the collector approached the summit via Cwm Dyli.

[mossysal]

Yes, indeed. My point was that it will grow at much lower altitudes, too. I have records in VC48 from around 450m = ~1500ft - about the height of Cwm Dyli.

[SteveH]

Sorry. I misunderstood your original comment.

[mossysal]

That's fine. It made me look [in vain] to find a published lower altitude limit for the species.