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Herbarium specimen: Rhynchospora alba

Taxon:Cyperaceae: Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl ("White Beak-sedge")
Filed in taxon folder:Cyperaceae: Rhynchospora alba (L.) Vahl ("White Beak-sedge")
Collected by:William West
Collection date:20/9/1896
Locality:Great Britain, VC17 Surrey, Chobham Common, SU96, In a few bog holes [ spring-heads?] among heather
ex herb:Prof George Stephen West
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Rhynchospora alba herbarium specimen from Chobham Common, VC17 Surrey in 1896 by William West.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:No 9th Edit Lond Cat 1684

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Documented by hallucigenia on 13th February 2010.

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