Feedback request: Scheuchzeria palustris (44048)

[Stephen Lemon]

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Specimen #387806

Taxon:	Scheuchzeria palustris L. ("Rannoch-rush")
Filed in taxon folder:	Scheuchzeria palustris L. ("Rannoch-rush")
Collected by:	Prof Charles Cardale Babington
Collection date:	10/8/1847
Locality:	Great Britain, VC40 Shropshire, Bomere Pool, SJ4908, Bomere Pool, Shropshire.
ex herb:	Prof Charles Cardale Babington Mr Allan Octavian Hume
Institution:	South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
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fruits/flowers:	seeds/fruits
notes:	The first of seven numbered specimens on this sheet, numbered 1. Not clear which Babington collected this specimen.

Documented by stephen lemon on 11^th March 2015.

Edit history

date	user	change
12/06/2015	xmhcman	Deleted collection date: 8/10/1847
12/06/2015	xmhcman	Added collection date: 10/8/1847

Specimen #387807

Taxon:	Scheuchzeria palustris L. ("Rannoch-rush")
Filed in taxon folder:	Scheuchzeria palustris L. ("Rannoch-rush")
Collected by:	Prof Charles Cardale Babington
Collection date:	4/8/1832
Locality:	Great Britain, VC40 Shropshire, Bomere Pool, SJ501078, Found by [?] C. Babington Aug. 4. 1832 near the lower end of Bowmere Pool, between 2 + 3 miles from Shrewsbury., (altitude 90m)
ex herb:	Prof Charles Cardale Babington Mr Allan Octavian Hume
Institution:	South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
fruits/flowers:	seeds/fruits
notes:	The second of seven numbered specimens on this sheet, numbered 2. Not clear which Babington collected this specimen.

Documented by stephen lemon on 11^th March 2015.

Specimen #387808

Taxon:	Scheuchzeria palustris L. ("Rannoch-rush")
Filed in taxon folder:	Scheuchzeria palustris L. ("Rannoch-rush")
Collection date:	1800
Locality:
ex herb:	Mr Allan Octavian Hume
Institution:	South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
fruits/flowers:	seeds/fruits
notes:	Third, fourth and fifth of seven numbered specimens on this sheet, numbered 3, 4 and 5. The description label for these specimens is not in English.

Documented by stephen lemon on 11^th March 2015.

Specimen #387809

Taxon:	Scheuchzeria palustris L. ("Rannoch-rush")
Filed in taxon folder:	Scheuchzeria palustris L. ("Rannoch-rush")
Collected by:	Dr Anton Eleutherius Sauter ?
Collection date:	1800
Locality:	Austria, Am Schwarzsee bei Kitzbuhl
ex herb:	Mr Allan Octavian Hume
Institution:	South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
fruits/flowers:	seeds/fruits
notes:	The sixth and seventh of seven numbered specimens on this sheet, numbered 6 and 7.

Documented by stephen lemon on 11^th March 2015.

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stephen lemon wrote

Can anyone clarify which Babington collected specimens numbered 1 and 2 and whether it can be inferred the same collector also collected specimens numbered 3 to 5?

[Roger Horton]

This is Charles Caudale Babington. You can read his Journal on-line HERE to check his whereabouts, but bear in mind that he often wrote dates 'month/day. year'!

(1) 10 Aug 1847 CCB at Bowmere collecting this plant.
(2) 4 Aug 1832 CCB at Bowmere with WA Leighton & collecting this plant.
(3) - (5) a different collector, I think (writing looks German; perhaps also Sauter as 6-7; probably Anton Eleutherius Sauter, see Wikipedia).

[Stephen Lemon]

Thanks for the clarification Roger, a really useful link .