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Herbarium specimen: Carex elongata

Taxon:Cyperaceae: Carex elongata L. ("Elongated Sedge")
Filed in taxon folder:Cyperaceae: Carex elongata L. ("Elongated Sedge")
Collected by:Mr Walter Waters Reeves
Collection date:1875
Locality:Great Britain, VC16 West Kent, Tonbridge, TQ54, Marsh. Tunbridge Wells. [Despite the label naming Tunbridge Wells it is more likely the specimen was collected at Tonbridge. The species still grows in marshes near Tonbridge and it has been recorded from various sites in the area near the River Medway si
ex herb:Henry & James Groves
Institution:Natural History Museum (BM)
Accession number:598914
Image:Carex elongata herbarium specimen from Tonbridge, VC16 West Kent in 1875 by Mr Walter Waters Reeves.

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+Carex elongataGB, VC16 West Kent, TonbridgeWalter Waters Reeves6/1875BM
+Carex elongataGB, VC16 West Kent, TonbridgeWalter Waters Reeves6/1875BM
+Carex elongataGB, VC16 West Kent, TonbridgeWalter Waters Reeves5/6/1875BM
+Carex elongataGB, VC16 West Kent, TonbridgeWalter Waters Reeves6/1875BM

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Documented by wshuff on 26th March 2015.

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