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Herbarium specimen: Silybum marianum

Taxon:Asteraceae: Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. ("Milk Thistle")
Filed in taxon folder:Asteraceae: Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. ("Milk Thistle")
Collected by:Rev. Augustin Ley
Collection date:21/6/1901
Locality:Great Britain, VC49 Caernarvonshire, Great Orme, SH78, Limestone slopes, s[outh] facing.
ex herb:Rev. Augustin Ley
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Silybum marianum herbarium specimen from Great Orme, VC49 Caernarvonshire in 1901 by Rev. Augustin Ley.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:Seeming quite native! Also similarly on Little Orme

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Documented by hallucigenia on 11th June 2010.

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