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Specimen #289996

Taxon:	Lamiaceae: Mentha aquatica L. ("Water Mint") named by John (Joannis) Fraser & Arthur Langford Still var minor
Filed in taxon folder:	Lamiaceae: Mentha aquatica L. ("Water Mint")
Collected by:	Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:	12/9/1932
Locality:	Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Pensford, ST608638, Bye Mills swamp close to Mr Broderips's farm
ex herb:	Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:	University of Birmingham (BIRM)
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Documented by mossysal on 20^th February 2010.

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date	user	change
02/01/2016	chrisu	Deleted determiner's note: var minor
02/01/2016	chrisu	Added determiner's note: var minor

Specimen #289997

Taxon:	Lamiaceae: Mentha aquatica L. ("Water Mint") named by John (Joannis) Fraser The slender-stemmed Mint with small leaves and fine serratures from Pensford Marsh is M aquatica var Ortmanniana (Opiz) H. Braun.
Filed in taxon folder:	Lamiaceae: Mentha aquatica L. ("Water Mint")
Collected by:	Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:	28/8/1931
Locality:	Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Pensford, ST66, Chew valley above
ex herb:	Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:	University of Birmingham (BIRM)

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Documented by mossysal on 20^th February 2010.

Edit history

date	user	change
02/01/2016	chrisu	Added provenance: exherb Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
02/01/2016	chrisu	Deleted determiner's note: The slender-stemmed Mint with small leaves and fine serratures from Pensford Marsh is M aquatica var Ortmanniana (Opiz) H. Braun.
02/01/2016	chrisu	Added determiner's note: The slender-stemmed Mint with small leaves and fine serratures from Pensford Marsh is M aquatica var Ortmanniana (Opiz) H. Braun.

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mossysal wrote

Is this Joannis Fraser the Mentha man?

[David Price]

John Fraser (1820-1909) see http://www.hull.ac.uk/geog/herbarium/fraser.htm was a Salix man. He was only 'Johannis Fraser' when speaking ex herbario.

Jphn Fraser (1854-1935) has, on H@H, been thoroughly confused with his older namesake but is he whose name is on this sheet.

[mossysal]

As you say, a thorough confusion. Thank you for sorting this one out.