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Herbarium specimen: Mercurialis annua

Taxon:Euphorbiaceae: Mercurialis annua L. ("Annual Mercury")
Filed in taxon folder:Euphorbiaceae: Mercurialis annua L. ("Annual Mercury")
Collected by:Mr Thomas Clark
Collection date:3/8/1846
Locality:Great Britain, Somerset, Wincanton, ST72, On a road bank near the cemetery
ex herb:Mr Thomas Clark
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Mercurialis annua herbarium specimen from Wincanton, Somerset in 1846 by Mr Thomas Clark.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:Var. ambigua L. lancelate; F[lowers] [Male symbol] Q[uite?] intermixed {i.e. diocious} underside of these l[eaves]. grey felted H.S.T.

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Documented by hallucigenia on 5th January 2010.

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