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Herbarium specimen: Capsella bursa-pastoris

Taxon:Brassicaceae: Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. ("Shepherd's-purse")
det. Charles Edgar Salmon

Yes, this seems to fit description and drawing in "Fl.Leics"p.17-18(1886) CES

Other name:Cruciferae: Bursa bursa-pastoris Weber
Other name:Capsella bursa-pastoris var. coronopifolia DC.
Filed in taxon folder:Brassicaceae: Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik. ("Shepherd's-purse")
Collected by:Miss M E Whitton
Collection date:10/12/1915
Locality:Great Britain, VC55 Leicestershire, Kibworth, SP69
communicated:Mr Arthur Reginald Horwood
ex herb:William Robert Sherrin
exchanged:Watson Botanical Exchange Club
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Capsella bursa-pastoris herbarium specimen from Kibworth, VC55 Leicestershire in 1915 by Miss M E Whitton.
Filing note:Capsella bursa-pastoris var stenocarpa

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 taxonlocalitycollectorsdateinstitution
+Capsella bursa-pastorisGB, VC55 Leicestershire, KibworthM E Whitton10/12/1915SLBI
+Capsella bursa-pastorisGB, VC55 Leicestershire, KibworthM E Whitton10/12/1915SLBI

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Documented by chrisu on 23rd February 2011.

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