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Herbarium specimen: Origanum vulgare

Taxon:Lamiaceae: Origanum vulgare L. ("Wild Marjoram")
Filed in taxon folder:Lamiaceae: Origanum vulgare L. ("Wild Marjoram")
Collected by:Frank Nigel Hepper
Collection date:21/8/1953
Locality:Great Britain, VC91 Kincardineshire, Saint Cyrus, NO76, very abundant all along cliffs becoming almost dominant, (altitude 50ft)
Institution:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Accession number:K001028795
Image:
© Kew
Origanum vulgare herbarium specimen from Saint Cyrus, VC91 Kincardineshire in 1953 by Frank Nigel Hepper.
collector's number:560
notes:Sheet II
Flowers pink, red outer side of petals giving appearance of 2 colour forms
Local in Scotland

Inferred details are marked.

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+Origanum vulgareGB, VC91 Kincardineshire, Saint CyrusFrank Nigel Hepper21/8/1953K

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