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Herbarium specimen: Petrorhagia prolifera

Taxon:Caryophyllaceae: Petrorhagia prolifera (L.) P.W. Ball & Heywood ("Proliferous Pink")
Filed in taxon folder:Caryophyllaceae: Petrorhagia prolifera (L.) P.W. Ball & Heywood ("Proliferous Pink")
Collected by:Mr William Wilson Saunders
Collection date:8/1841
Locality:Great Britain, VC10 Isle of Wight, Ryde, SZ5992, "Duver Common" This is Ryde Duver, which was built over in the mid 1840's. There are no records from St Helen's.
ex herb:Prof William Hillhouse
Institution:University of Birmingham (BIRM)
Image:Petrorhagia prolifera herbarium specimen from Ryde, VC10 Isle of Wight in 1841 by Mr William Wilson Saunders.
notes:The population was well known to WA Bromfield, who lived nearby.
Filing note:Kohlrauschia prolifera

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 taxonlocalitycollectorsdateinstitution
+Petrorhagia nanteuiliiGB, VC113 Channel Islands, JerseyJohn (Joannis) Fraser7/1876BIRM

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