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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationOrobanchaceae: Agalinis
Classification 1Orobanchaceae: Gerardia
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (4 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00967100
Other Barcodes on Sheet; ; ;
CollectorH. D. Thoreau
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Concord
LocalityOwl Swamp path ledge
Date Collected1857-08-29
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/02ff7b67-2dcf-4bde-94ea-6fef8227280d
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00967100
HerbariumGH
FamilyOrobanchaceae
Determination Agalinis tenuifolia (Vahl) Rafinesque
Determination Remarks [current name]
Annotation Textfide R. L. Angelo, Vascular Flora of Concord, Massachusetts (http://www.ray-a.com/ConcordMassFlora.pdf) Accessed 20 June2017
FamilyOrobanchaceae
Determination Gerardia tenuifolia Vahl
Determination Remarks [label name]
SubcollectionThoreau Herbarium
PhenologyFlowerAndFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Description[Owl Swamp path]
Remarks[“Aug. 29. Saturday. P .M. To Owl-Nest Swamp with C. . . Gerardia tenuifolia, a new plant to Concord, apparently in prime, at entrance to Owl-Nest Path and generally in that neighborhood. Also at Conantum height above orchard, two or three days later. This species grows on dry ground, or higher than the purpurea, and is more delicate.” Journal 10: 17. 1857]

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