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Specimen #308109

Taxon:	Polygonaceae: Polygonum arifolium
Filed in taxon folder:	Polygonaceae: Polygonum arifolium
Collected by:	Reginald Wiliam Scully
Collection date:	12/7/1889
Locality:	Ireland, VCH1 South Kerry, Derrynane, V55, Stony bed of stream, Castle Cove east of'
ex herb:	Rev. Augustin Ley Reginald Wiliam Scully Botanical Exchange Club of The British Isles
Institution:	University of Birmingham (BIRM)
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fruits/flowers:	buds/immature flowers

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Documented by hallucigenia on 14^th September 2010.

Specimen #308110

Taxon:	Polygonaceae: Polygonum arifolium
Filed in taxon folder:	Polygonaceae: Polygonum arifolium
Collected by:	N Colgan Reginald Wiliam Scully
Collection date:	7/1892
Locality:	Ireland, VCH1 South Kerry, Derrynane, V55, Boggy hollow, abut one mile north of Castle cove'
ex herb:	Rev. Augustin Ley Reginald Wiliam Scully Botanical Exchange Club of The British Isles
Institution:	University of Birmingham (BIRM)
fruits/flowers:	buds/immature flowers

Inferred details are marked.

Documented by hallucigenia on 14^th September 2010.

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hallucigenia wrote

P arifolium does not exist under this name in any of my books. It also does not appear to fit and of the described Polygonum species, unless the specimens are seedlings or young plants in which case it may fit P. bistorta L, but even young the leaves seem too rounded, due to the sites these specimens came from I looked long at P amphibium L but not only do the leaves not match well but the upper stems are hairy thus not fitting any Polygonum, This is one for somebody more knowledge then I, could well not be Polygonum at all. comments apply to both plants, I shall be very interested in the outcome.