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Specimen #295813

Taxon:	Lamiaceae: Mentha arvensis L. ("Corn Mint") named by L D Pitt & Arthur Langford Still 8/12/1956 Not var agrestis Sole this var [which?] has rounded leaves & deep serrations ALS
Filed in taxon folder:	Lamiaceae: Mentha arvensis L. ("Corn Mint")
Collected by:	Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:	21/7/1917
Locality:	Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Failand, ST57, wood near Failand (cut down). [I recall HST had some work valuing timber for the Govt]
ex herb:	Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:	University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:
fruits/flowers:	mature flowers
Filing note:	Mentha arvensis var agrestii

Inferred details are marked.

Documented by oldnick on 23^rd April 2010.

Specimen #295814

Taxon:	Lamiaceae: Mentha arvensis L. ("Corn Mint") named by L D Pitt & Arthur Langford Still 8/12/1956 var brevideus Fraser, less hairy than usual ALS
Filed in taxon folder:	Lamiaceae: Mentha arvensis L. ("Corn Mint")
Collected by:	Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:	31/8/1916
Locality:	Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Portishead, ST47, roadside near
ex herb:	Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:	University of Birmingham (BIRM)
fruits/flowers:	seeds/fruits
Filing note:	Mentha arvensis var agrestii

Inferred details are marked.

Documented by oldnick on 23^rd April 2010.

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oldnick wrote

Given the differing labels re determination, it is hard to know which LDP is agreeing with, but appears to support brevideus??