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Herbarium specimen: Carthamus tinctorius

Taxon:Asteraceae: Carthamus tinctorius L. ("Safflower")
Filed in taxon folder:Asteraceae: Carthamus tinctorius L. ("Safflower")
Collected by:Mr William Bywater Grove
Collection date:8/1919
Locality:Great Britain, VC17 Surrey, Mortlake, TQ27, Rubbish heaps at] 22ft
ex herb:Prof George Stephen West
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Carthamus tinctorius herbarium specimen from Mortlake, VC17 Surrey in 1919 by Mr William Bywater Grove.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:" The Safflower, used in dyeing".

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Documented by hallucigenia on 11th June 2010.

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