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Herbarium specimen: Persicaria lapathifolia

Taxon:Polygonaceae: Persicaria lapathifolia (L.) Delarbre ("Pale Persicaria")
Filed in taxon folder:Polygonaceae: Persicaria lapathifolia (L.) Delarbre ("Pale Persicaria")
Collected by:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:15/9/1933
Locality:Great Britain, VC6 North Somerset, Chew Magna Reservoir, ST565632
ex herb:Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Persicaria lapathifolia herbarium specimen from Chew Magna Reservoir, VC6 North Somerset in 1933 by Mr Harold Stuart Thompson.
fruits/flowers:buds/immature flowers
notes:1. The blotched form (Very slightly glandular)
2. Extremely common there (& at Blagdon Res.) together with other spp. of Polygonum, including P. amphibium. The site at Chew is normally under 6ft of water

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Documented by mikedaps on 9th February 2010.

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