Feedback request: Agrostis gigantea (26849)

[Mike d'Apice]

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Specimen #280977

Taxon:	Poaceae: Agrostis gigantea Roth ("Black Bent") named by James B Phipps 11/1960 Previously A. alba Linn or A. palustris
Filed in taxon folder:	Poaceae: Agrostis gigantea Roth ("Black Bent")
Collected by:	Mr Langley Kitching
Collection date:	6/1897 to 8/1897
Locality:	Great Britain, VC37 Worcestershire, Bewdley, SO7875, Rosenhurst (A now demolished house off Park Lane, Bewdley, possible near Rosenhurst Drive).
communicated:	Mr Langley Kitching
Institution:	University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:
fruits/flowers:	mature flowers

Documented by mikedaps on 24^th October 2009.

Edit history

date	user	change
25/10/2009	mikedaps	Deleted locality: GB
25/10/2009	mikedaps	Added locality: GB VC37 Bewdley, Rosenhurst SO783751 (place)
25/10/2009	mikedaps	Deleted determiner's note: Previously A. alba Linn or A. palustris
25/10/2009	mikedaps	Added determiner's note: Var. minor Sole
25/10/2009	mikedaps	Deleted locality: GB VC37 Bewdley, Rosenhurst SO783751 (place)
25/10/2009	mikedaps	Added locality: GB VC37 Bewdley, Rosenhurst (A now demolished house off Park Lane, Bewdley, possible near Rosenhurst Drive). SO7875 (place)
25/10/2009	mikedaps	Deleted determiner's note: Previously A. alba Linn or A. palustris
25/10/2009	mikedaps	Added determiner's note: CONN

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mikedaps wrote

A weed at "Rosen?hursof?" Any ideas what and where this might be? - he seemed to travel from Channel Islands to the North that summer?

[Chris Liffen]

Rosenhurst - name of family house in Bewdley, where I think he was Mayor.
Regards
Chris
http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM/2002-08/1029478938

[Mike d'Apice]

Got it - well Rosenhurst Drive - looks like was "redeveloped" since 19/20thC. Amended - Thanks Mike d'A

[Chris Liffen]

Yes, the house was pulled down apparently - was in Park Lane - see
http://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/4559270.Aim_is_to_reform__not_just_punish__young_offenders/
apparently he collected in Madagascar when younger.
Regards
Chris

[Mike d'Apice]

An interesting chap - Haven't figured out how some of these managed to travel to the country/world for a lifetime on 19th C transport collecting while pursuing whatever their normal profession required of them - the Revs presumably had to say the odd service once in a while.... Will re-amend the Gr to less precise as Park lane stretches further than R Drive. Mike d'A