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Index of Botanical Specimens

Barcode(s)00274244
CollectorH. D. Thoreau
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Lincoln
LocalityPleasant meadow, path by town bound
Date Collected1859-07-04
Elevation0 m
Remarkswell out but fresh [Pleasant Meadow is a Thoreau place name in Lincoln. acc. to Gleason (Th. Journ. XIV, map following p. 346. R. J. Eaton, 1968]
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/fc0ef4b8-09a5-442f-87c7-4bb1040775e3
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00274244
HerbariumNEBC
Previous ownershipThoreau’s Herbarium [Ex Herbarium of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)] Herbarium of Edward S. Hoar. Presented to the New England Botanical Club by Mrs. M. B. L. Bradford, 1912
Determination Sphenopholis obtusata (Michaux) Scribner
Determined byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2009-01-15
Determination Remarks [filed under] [current name]
Determination Eatonia obtusata (Michaux) A. Gray
Determined by[H. D. Thoreau (scripsit) on original field label]
Determination Remarks [label name]
Determination Sphenopholis obtusata var. lobata (Trinius) Scribner ex B. L. Robinson
Determined by[M. L. Fernald (scripsit) on provenance label]
Determination Eatonia obtusata (Michaux) A. Gray
Determined by[E. S. Hoar (scripsit) on his transcription label]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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