Herbarium specimen: Juncus acutiflorus
| Taxon: | Juncus acutiflorus Ehrh. ex Hoffm. ("Sharp-flowered Rush") |
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| Filed in taxon folder: | Juncus acutiflorus Ehrh. ex Hoffm. ("Sharp-flowered Rush") |
| Collected by: | Rev. William Henry Purchas |
| Collection date: | 3/10/1881 |
| Locality: | Great Britain, VC39 Staffordshire, Leek, SJ95, High moors between Buxton and Leek, North Staffordshire. |
| ex herb: | Mr William Hadden Beeby Botanical Exchange Club of The British Isles |
| Institution: | South London Botanical Institute (SLBI) |
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| notes: | [printed] This form differed much in general appearance from the various lowland forms of J. acutiflorus. This form is remarkable for the pale colour of the spikelets, and thus recalling J. obtusiflorus. The small size of the perianths and capsules is also remarkable. - W H PURCHASE. "No variery, a poor state only."-W H Beeby. |
Related specimens
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| taxon | locality | collectors | date | institution | ||
| + | Juncus acutiflorus | GB, VC39 Staffordshire, Leek | William Henry Purchas | 3/10/1881 | BSBI | |
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Documented by xmhcman on 29th January 2013.
