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Herbarium specimen: Cerastium alpinum

Taxon:Caryophyllaceae: Cerastium alpinum L. ("Alpine Mouse-ear")
Filed in taxon folder:Caryophyllaceae: Cerastium alpinum L. ("Alpine Mouse-ear")
Collected by:Rev. Edward Shearburn Marshall
Collection date:20/8/1887
Locality:Great Britain, VC88 Mid Perthshire, Ben Lawers, NN64, Gully near top of'
ex herb:Rev. Edward Shearburn Marshall
Mr William Hadden Beeby
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Cerastium alpinum herbarium specimen from Ben Lawers, VC88 Mid Perthshire in 1887 by Rev. Edward Shearburn Marshall.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:Quite diff[erant] in habit,colour and texture, from the other form; but W R Bennett [names] them both alpinum.
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 taxonlocalitycollectorsdateinstitution
+Cerastium alpinumGB, VC88 Mid Perthshire, Ben LawersEdward Shearburn Marshall20/8/1887SLBI

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Associated records

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 taxonlocalitycollectorsdateinstitution
+Cerastium alpinumGB, VC88 Mid Perthshire, Ben LawersRichard McKay7/1870SLBI
+Cerastium alpinumGB, VC88 Mid Perthshire, Ben LawersEdward Shearburn Marshall20/8/1887SLBI
+Cerastium alpinumGB, VC108 West Sutherland, Ben HopeWilliam Richardson Linton24/8/1886SLBI

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