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Herbarium specimen: Carex hirta

Taxon:Cyperaceae: Carex hirta L. ("Hairy Sedge")
Filed in taxon folder:Cyperaceae: Carex hirta L. ("Hairy Sedge")
Collected by:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:24/6/1915
Locality:Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Charterhouse, ST55, towards Cheddar Gorge, sunny bank near the minories.
ex herb:Rev. Edward Shearburn Marshall
Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Carex hirta herbarium specimen from Charterhouse, VC6 North Somerset in 1915 by Mr Harold Stuart Thompson.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:'var indet. Dwarf form with reddish brown fruit. Some sent to Dr Rindle at Brit Mus' HST. 'More reddish-brown than I remember to have seen it. Due to situation (and, perhaps, partly to soil). No special mention of this in.....[handbook]' ESM.

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+Carex hirtaGB, VC6 North Somerset, CharterhouseHarold Stuart Thompson24/6/1915BIRM
+Carex hirtaGB, VC6 North Somerset, CharterhouseHarold Stuart Thompson24/6/1915BIRM
+Carex hirtaGB, VC6 North Somerset, CharterhouseHarold Stuart Thompson13/7/1915BIRM

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Documented by oldnick on 5th December 2009.

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