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Herbarium specimen: Spergularia marina

Taxon:Caryophyllaceae: Spergularia marina (L.) Griseb. ("Lesser Sea-spurrey")
Filed in taxon folder:Caryophyllaceae: Spergularia marina (L.) Griseb. ("Lesser Sea-spurrey")
Collected by:Rachel Ford Thompson
Collection date:22/8/1889
Locality:Great Britain, VC62 North-east Yorkshire, Sandsend, NZ81, Sea-wall
ex herb:Mr William Hadden Beeby
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Spergularia marina herbarium specimen from Sandsend, VC62 North-east Yorkshire in 1889 by Rachel Ford Thompson.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:Tped note repeating all information and stating:
"It may go to this, as most (not all) of the pedicels are shorter than the capsule; but the three varieties run into each other and some are not, and some are not referable to either on book characters" - Arthur Bennett

Also has paper envelope attached.
Filing note:Spergularia salina

Inferred details are marked.

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+Spergularia marinaGB, VC62 North-east Yorkshire, SandsendF P Thompson
Rachel Ford Thompson
22/8/1889BIRM

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Documented by moptlrew on 29th September 2011.

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