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Herbarium specimen: Carex nigra

Taxon:Cyperaceae: Carex nigra (L.) Reichard ("Common Sedge")
Filed in taxon folder:Cyperaceae: Carex nigra (L.) Reichard ("Common Sedge")
Collected by:Mr James Cosmo Melvill
Collection date:5/8/1891
Locality:Great Britain, VC88 Mid Perthshire, Crianlarich, NN32, Alpine form at 1500 ft in mushy snow below Carie Andrew?
ex herb:Mr James Cosmo Melvill
Rev. Augustin Ley
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Carex nigra herbarium specimen from Crianlarich, VC88 Mid Perthshire in 1891 by Mr James Cosmo Melvill.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits

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+Carex nigraGB, VC88 Mid Perthshire, CrianlarichJames Cosmo Melvill30/7/1891BIRM

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