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Herbarium specimen: Medicago minima

Taxon:Fabaceae: Medicago minima (L.) Bartal. ("Bur Medick")
named by Peter Charles Holland 5/8/1962
Other name:Fabaceae: Medicago polymorpha L. ("Toothed Medick")
named by Peter Charles Holland 14/8/1990

'The seeds on this specimen are not densely pubescent, as they should be for M minima; is it therefore, just a small form of M polymorpha?'

Filed in taxon folder:Fabaceae: Medicago minima (L.) Bartal. ("Bur Medick")
Collected by:Peter Charles Holland
Collection date:5/8/1962
Locality:Great Britain, VC14 East Sussex, Camber, TQ948186, sand dunes
ex herb:Peter Charles Holland
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Medicago minima herbarium specimen from Camber, VC14 East Sussex in 1962 by Peter Charles Holland.
fruits/flowers:seeds/fruits

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Documented by oldnick on 30th October 2011.

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