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Herbarium specimen: Phalaris arundinacea

Taxon:Poaceae: Phalaris arundinacea L. ("Reed Canary-grass")
Filed in taxon folder:Poaceae: Phalaris arundinacea L. ("Reed Canary-grass")
Collected by:Rev. Edward Shearburn Marshall
Collection date:24/7/1915
Locality:Great Britain, VC109 Caithness, Lower Dounreay, NC96, Abundant (with the type) in a marsh at Lower Dounreay, E of Reay
ex herb:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Phalaris arundinacea herbarium specimen from Lower Dounreay, VC109 Caithness in 1915 by Rev. Edward Shearburn Marshall.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:Besides the varigated leaves, it differs in the amethysitc - tinted inflorescence

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Documented by chrisu on 1st February 2010.

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