Herbarium specimen: Himantoglossum hircinum
| Taxon: | Orchidaceae: Himantoglossum hircinum (L.) Spreng. ("Lizard Orchid") |
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| Filed in taxon folder: | Orchidaceae: Himantoglossum hircinum (L.) Spreng. ("Lizard Orchid") |
| Collected by: | Mr Harold Stuart Thompson |
| Collection date: | 28/6/1924 |
| Locality: | Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Burnham, ST34 |
| ex herb: | Mr Harold Stuart Thompson |
| Institution: | University of Birmingham (BIRM) |
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| notes: | [no specimen but 4 photos] - 'a numerous colony of this orchis, so rare in Britain, was discovered the previous summer; but investigation tended to prove that the originals were planted years ago'. 'Also a few Bee Orchis etc'. [also on sheet 2 illustrated cuttings, giving details of numerous other orchid finds, in Kent] |
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Other specimens with similar collection dates, collectors or localities.
| taxon | locality | collectors | date | institution | ||
| + | Himantoglossum hircinum | GB, VC6 North Somerset, Burnham-on-Sea | Harold Stuart Thompson | 28/6/1924 | BIRM | |
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Documented by oldnick on 30th October 2009.

