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Herbarium specimen: Iris foetidissima

Taxon:Iridaceae: Iris foetidissima L. ("Stinking Iris")
Filed in taxon folder:Iridaceae: Iris foetidissima L. ("Stinking Iris")
Collected by:Mrs Elizabeth Anne Lomax
Collection date:7/1884
Locality:Great Britain, VC9 Dorset, Swanage, SZ07, Rough high ground, behind Swanage.
ex herb:Botanical Exchange Club of The British Isles
Institution:Aberystwyth University Herbarium (ABS)
Image:Iris foetidissima herbarium specimen from Swanage, VC9 Dorset in 1884 by Mrs Elizabeth Anne Lomax.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:v citrina
Now almost extinct there. In the earlier years it was much more widely spread, and more abundant. The color, when growing, is a beautiful pale lemon

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+Iris foetidissimaGB, VC9 Dorset, SwanageElizabeth Anne Lomax7/1884MANCH

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