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Herbarium specimen: Lactuca alpina

Taxon:Compositae: Lactuca alpina Benth.
Other name:Asteraceae: Cicerbita macrophylla (Willd.) Wallr. ("Common Blue-sow-thistle")
Filed in taxon folder:Compositae: Lactuca alpina Benth.
Collected by:Charles Avery
Collection date:4/7/1957
Locality:Great Britain, VC17 Surrey, Wimbledon, TQ27, By roadside, Somerset Rd; also in lane off 'The Downs'
ex herb:Charles Avery
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Lactuca alpina herbarium specimen from Wimbledon, VC17 Surrey in 1957 by Charles Avery.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:pale blue. roots creeping forming large patches
Filing note:Lactuca alpina

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+Lactuca alpinaGB, VC17 Surrey, WimbledonCharles Avery4/7/1957SLBI

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