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Herbarium specimen: Carex montana

Taxon:Cyperaceae: Carex montana L. ("Soft-leaved Sedge")
Filed in taxon folder:Cyperaceae: Carex montana L. ("Soft-leaved Sedge")
Collected by:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:24/6/1915
Locality:Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Charterhouse, ST5055, Abundant over many acres of rough pasture SW of Charterhouse
ex herb:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Carex montana herbarium specimen from Charterhouse, VC6 North Somerset in 1915 by Mr Harold Stuart Thompson.
notes:tips of leaves greenish yellow
Discovered in 1890 (new to Somerset) but in 1915 it was abundant over scores of acres & extends close to Charterhouse Church a rare sedge in England & one of the earliest to flower

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