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Herbarium specimen: Cynosurus cristatus

Taxon:Poaceae: Cynosurus cristatus L. ("Crested Dog's-tail")
named by James B Phipps 1960
Filed in taxon folder:Poaceae: Cynosurus cristatus L. ("Crested Dog's-tail")
Collected by:Sir William Jackson Hooker
Collection date:2/8/1830 last digit '?0' obscured
Locality:Great Britain, VC10 Isle of Wight, Quarr Abbey, SZ59, field
ex herb:Prof George Stephen West
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Cynosurus cristatus herbarium specimen from Quarr Abbey, VC10 Isle of Wight in 1830 by Sir William Jackson Hooker.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:viviparous

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Documented by oldnick on 18th March 2010.

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