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[chrisu]

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Specimen #279634

Taxon:	Grossulariaceae: Ribes spicatum E. Robson ("Downy Currant")
Filed in taxon folder:	Grossulariaceae: Ribes spicatum E. Robson ("Downy Currant")
Collected by:	Mr William Gardiner
Locality:	Great Britain, VC90 Angus, Dundee, Downfield, NO3833, Mericmoor Wood
ex herb:	Prof William Hillhouse
Institution:	University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:
fruits/flowers:	mature flowers

Documented by chrisu on 22^nd September 2009.

Checked by oldnick

Edit history

date	user	change
23/09/2009	chrisu	Deleted locality: GB Mericmoor Wood
23/09/2009	chrisu	Added locality: GB VC96,VC97 Mericmoor Wood
05/02/2013	mossysal	Deleted locality: GB VC96,VC97 Mericmoor Wood
05/02/2013	mossysal	Added locality: GB VC90 Dundee, Downfield, Mericmoor NO3833 (place)
19/11/2015	oldnick	Deleted locality: GB VC90 Dundee, Downfield, Mericmoor NO3833 (place)
19/11/2015	oldnick	Added locality: GB VC90 Dundee, Downfield, Mericmoor Wood NO3833 (place)

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chrisu wrote

Does anyone recognise this location? I assume Scotland, maybe Inverness

[mossysal]

I have found a reference to a Meric Wood nursery at Downfield which seems to be in Dundee - where Gardiner did collect. I have made a note that it is tentative though.

[Roger Horton]

In The flora of Forfarshire 1847 version, Mericmoor Wood is mentioned several times and described as 'now cut down'.

At the grid reference which Sarah gives, on the OS map of 1856 is Americanmuir, and there is still an Americanmuir Road on the modern street map. Coincidence?