Feedback request: Eleusine indica (25690)

[Mike d'Apice]

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Specimen #281431

Taxon:	Poaceae: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. ("Yard-grass") named by James B Phipps 1/1961
Filed in taxon folder:	Poaceae: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. ("Yard-grass")
Collected by:	Mr John Harbord Lewis
Collection date:	13/9/1872
Locality:	Great Britain, VC59 South Lancashire, Liverpool, SJ39, "Ballast. North of Liverpool"
ex herb:	Rev. Augustin Ley Mr John Harbord Lewis
Institution:	University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:
fruits/flowers:	mature flowers

Inferred details are marked.

Documented by mikedaps on 31^st October 2009.

Checked by mossysal

Edit history

date	user	change
31/10/2009	mikedaps	Deleted note: Ballast
31/10/2009	mikedaps	Added notes
31/10/2009	mikedaps	Deleted locality: GB VC59,VC60
31/10/2009	mikedaps	Added locality: GB VC59 Liverpool, "Ballast. North of Liverpool"
31/10/2009	mikedaps	Added collector: Mr John Harbord Lewis
01/11/2009	mikedaps	Deleted note: Presumably a railway track.
01/11/2009	mikedaps	Added notes
22/07/2011	mossysal	Deleted note: Presumably one of the railway tracks unless dumped ships ballast..?

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mikedaps wrote

"N(orth) of Spool"? Is that North of Liverpool, Blackpool or possibly Southport?? Any ideas?

[David Price]

It says "L'pool ..... coll J Harbord Lewis"
You could search 'Specimens' to see if and where he collected other specimens that day.

[Mike d'Apice]

Yep, clear as day now! Thanks. Mike d'A

[mossysal]

Ballast is used in ships see Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_ballast#Uses
"On cargo vessels water ballast is added to the ballast tanks when empty to increase propeller immersion, to improve steering, and to control trim and draft."

So as L'pool is a port, it needn't be anything to do with the railway - though it could be!

[Mike d'Apice]

As North of where there are several railway tracks reckoned "track ballast" a better bet as seems a long way to cart ships ballast out from the docks..unless had to to get rid without blocking up the channels..possibly....??? Mike d'A

[mossysal]

Seems OK