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Herbarium specimen: Carex nigra

Taxon:Cyperaceae: Carex nigra (L.) Reichard ("Common Sedge")
confirmed by Anthony Clive Jermy 2002

Seen for Edition 3, Sedges of the British Isles

Other name:Carex goodenowii
Filed in taxon folder:Cyperaceae: Carex nigra (L.) Reichard ("Common Sedge")
Collected by:Mr Hewett Cottrell Watson
Collection date:1845
Locality:Great Britain, VC17 Surrey, Thames Ditton, TQ16
ex herb:Mr Frederick Townsend
Mr Allan Octavian Hume
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Carex nigra herbarium specimen from Thames Ditton, VC17 Surrey in 1845 by Mr Hewett Cottrell Watson.
collector's number:24945
fruits/flowers:mature flowers

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+Carex nigraGB, VC17 Surrey, Thames DittonHewett Cottrell Watson1846BON

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Documented by siandef on 14th August 2015.

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