Herbarium specimen: Dianthus gallicus

Taxon:	Caryophyllaceae: Dianthus gallicus Pers. ("Jersey Pink") named by C M Lovatt 1980 I have seen only one other specimen of this introduction to St Vincent's Rocks in Hb L.H.Grindon, MANCH. I have scoured the rocks and never seen the plant there
Filed in taxon folder:	Caryophyllaceae: Dianthus gallicus Pers. ("Jersey Pink")
Collected by:	Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Collection date:	6/1888
Locality:	Great Britain, VC34 West Gloucestershire, Saint Vincent's Rocks, ST57
ex herb:	Mr Harold Stuart Thompson
Institution:	University of Birmingham (BIRM)
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fruits/flowers:	mature flowers
notes:	Dr H.O.Stephens stated in 1835 that some years earlier members of his family had sown much seed of plants from Cheddar on St Vincent's Rocks & in 1841 T.B.Flower saw a patch of Cheddar pink under the Observatory, & in 1852 Miss Attwood saw some on these rocks (white in B'tol Flora p182)

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Documented by daniel king on 3^rd September 2008.

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