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Herbarium specimen: Aethusa cynapium

Taxon:Apiaceae: Aethusa cynapium L. ("Fool's Parsley")
Collected by:Mr George Claridge Druce
Collection date:23/8/1887
Locality:Great Britain, VC23 Oxfordshire, Marston, SP50
Institution:Botanical Society of the British Isles (BSBI)
Image:Aethusa cynapium herbarium specimen from Marston, VC23 Oxfordshire in 1887 by Mr George Claridge Druce.Aethusa cynapium herbarium specimen from Marston, VC23 Oxfordshire in 1887 by Mr George Claridge Druce.
ocrnotes:AEthusa Cynapium, L., var. segetalis (Boenngh.), In cultivated fields near Marston, Oxon., 23rd August, 1887. This is, I suppose, the var. pygmcea, Koch, agrestis (Wallr.). It is probably only a form, but the attenuated bracteoles give the plant a different appearance. The fruit is quite normal.--G. C. Druce.
Filing note:BEC Report 1887

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+Aethusa cynapiumGB, VC23 Oxfordshire, MarstonGeorge Claridge Druce8/1887BIRM

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+Epilobium roseumGB, VC23 Oxfordshire, OxfordGeorge Claridge Druce1886BSBI
+Epilobium montanum x roseum = E. x mutabileGB, VC37 Worcestershire, Malvern LinkRichard Francis TowndrowBSBI
+Epilobium tetragonumGB, VC22 Berkshire, BurghfieldGeorge Claridge DruceBSBI
+Epilobium montanum x obscurum = E. x aggregatumGB, VC57 Derbyshire, ShirleyWilliam Richardson Linton12/7/1887BSBI
+Epilobium obscurumGB, VC39 Staffordshire, BiddulphWilliam Hunt Painter9/1887BSBI
+Circaea alpinaGB, VC36 Herefordshire, MoccasAugustin Ley13/7/1887BSBI
+Circaea alpina var. intermediaGB, VC57 Derbyshire, ShirleyWilliam Richardson Linton26/7/1887BSBI
+Oenanthe pimpinelloidesGB, VC3 South Devon, UndercliffJames Cosmo Melvill7/1887BSBI
+Adoxa moschatellinaGB, VC57 Derbyshire, Via GelliaWilliam Henry Purchas6/1887BSBI
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