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Herbarium specimen: Cirsium tuberosum

Taxon:Asteraceae: Cirsium tuberosum (L.) All. ("Tuberous Thistle")
Filed in taxon folder:Asteraceae: Cirsium tuberosum (L.) All. ("Tuberous Thistle")
Collected by:Albert Howard Trow
Collection date:7/1908
Locality:Great Britain, VC41 Glamorganshire, Nash Point, SS96, Nash Lighthouse
Cultivated Great Britain, VC41 Glamorganshire, Penarth, ST17
ex herb:Rev. Augustin Ley
Botanical Exchange Club of The British Isles
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Cirsium tuberosum herbarium specimen from Nash Point, VC41 Glamorganshire in 1908 by Albert Howard Trow.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits
notes:2 and 3 year old plants raised from seeds collected from wild plants growing near the Nash lighthouses. The terminal heads have been bisected.
Dried July 1908.
[Packet on sheet]" Cardus tubersus 139 seeds from one head. 6/7/08

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+Cirsium tuberosumGB, VC41 Glamorganshire, Nash Point
GB, VC41 Glamorganshire, Penarth Cultivated
Albert Howard Trow7/1908BIRM

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