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Index of Botanical Specimens

Classification	Aceraceae: Acer
Complex Object	This is a complex collection object (3 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)	00872391
Other Barcodes on Sheet	; ;
Collector	H. D. Thoreau
Country	United States of America
State	Maine
Geography	North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Maine
Locality	E. branch Penob. [Penobscot River]
Date Collected	1857
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/1b38636a-a0d9-48a2-977b-f27be8974243
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode	00872391
Herbarium	GH
Family	Aceraceae
Determination	Acer pensylvanicum Linnaeus
Determination Remarks	[label name] [current name]
Subcollection	Thoreau Herbarium
Phenology	Fruit
Preparation Type	Sheet
Preparation Method	Pressed
Description	[#161-3]

Remarks

[#161-3] ["We there for the first time observed the moose-wood in fruit" unpublished passage from Journal July 30, 1857. The Journal passage also indicates this was where they camped for that night along the East Branch of the Penobscot River. J. Parker Huber's "The Wildest Country" fide R. L. Angelo (in litt.) 22 Jan 2019]