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Herbarium specimen: Mentha spicata x longifolia = M. x villosonervata

Taxon:Lamiaceae: Mentha spicata x longifolia = M. x villosonervata Opiz ("Sharp-toothed Mint")
det. Raymond Mervyn Harley 22/1/1969

Mentha spicata L. x ? longifolia (L.) Huds.

Filed in taxon folder:Lamiaceae: Mentha spicata x longifolia = M. x villosonervata Opiz ("Sharp-toothed Mint")
Collected by:Thomas Edmondson
Collection date:12/9/1969
Locality:Great Britain, VC58 Cheshire, Hoole, SJ4267, Damp grassy site in overgrown clay pit. Several miles from A1 specimen [378277], but apparently same taxonomy.
Institution:Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Accession number:K001028173
Image:
© Kew
Mentha spicata x longifolia = M. x villosonervata herbarium specimen from Hoole, VC58 Cheshire in 1969 by Thomas Edmondson.
collector's number:A4
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:Altitude: 100m. Leaves 70mmx22-24mm; oblong lanceolate serrate, acuminate. Hairy above, floccose beneath. Faint colour. Pedicels and calyx tube hairy; Pale lilac corolla; stamens included. Green ovules shrink on browning. Male sterile plants ?
Filing note:villosa-nervata

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Documented by xmhcman on 21st September 2014.

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