Feedback request: Carex dioica (E00740730)

[oldnick]

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Specimen #400014

Taxon:	Cyperaceae: Carex dioica L. ("Dioecious Sedge")
Filed in taxon folder:	Cyperaceae: Carex dioica L. ("Dioecious Sedge")
Collection date:	5/1841
Locality:	Great Britain, VC61 South-east Yorkshire, Heslington Field, SE65
ex herb:	Richard S Spruce
Institution:	Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Accession number:	E00740730
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Documented by oldnick on 27^th October 2015.

Specimen #400015

Taxon:	Cyperaceae: Carex dioica L. ("Dioecious Sedge")
Filed in taxon folder:	Cyperaceae: Carex dioica L. ("Dioecious Sedge")
Collected by:	Prof John Hutton Balfour
Collection date:	8/1841
Locality:	Great Britain, VC104 North Ebudes, Sligachan, NG42
Institution:	Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Accession number:	E00740730

Inferred details are marked.

Documented by oldnick on 27^th October 2015.

Specimen #400016

Taxon:	Cyperaceae: Carex dioica L. ("Dioecious Sedge")
Filed in taxon folder:	Cyperaceae: Carex dioica L. ("Dioecious Sedge")
Collection date:	7/1841
Locality:	Ireland, Kerry, Killarney, Turk Mountain, V98, [S of Muckross Lake]
ex herb:	Prof Charles Cardale Babington
Institution:	Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (E)
Accession number:	E00740730

Documented by oldnick on 27^th October 2015.

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date	user	change
29/10/2015	oldnick	Deleted locality: IE VCH1,VCH2 Killarney, Turk Mountain
29/10/2015	oldnick	Added locality: IE VCH1,VCH2 Killarney, Turk Mountain, [S of Muckross Lake] V98 (place)

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oldnick wrote

Although I couldn't locate this site, Babington has 2 other Kerry specimens same month, and it seems to be vouched for by the interweb: 'Daniel Maclise, 'Turk Mountain, Killarney'. One of 16 views of England and Ireland - 7730 to 7745.. Museum Number 7741'

[David Price]

In Babington's Journal for 1841 it states -

July 8. Started at about 9 a.m. and went up the old road to Kenmare, passing behind Turk mountain, as far as it continued to ascend ; and then returning went to the top of the Turk mountain, and descended through the wood to, the lake by a very diflficult climb. On the ascent of the back of the mountain I found two Carices, which I am unable to determine in a satisfactory manner, and rather suspect one of them to be new.

[Roger Horton]

Babington's Journal for 8th July 1841 reports his ascent of Turk mountain starting from Killarney and taking the "old road to Kenmare". Torc Mountain (1764ft) is just south of Muckross Lake grid ref. V9583. OSI map

[oldnick]

Thanks. I seem to think torc translates either as hill or as boar?