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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationBrassicaceae: Cakile
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (3 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01105300
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: Barnstable County: Truro
LocalityTruro
Date Collected1855
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/56a7cd58-1d5d-4809-a533-8bf993913abc
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01105300
HerbariumGH
FamilyBrassicaceae
Determination Cakile edentula (Bigelow) Hooker
Determination Remarks [filed under] [current name]
Annotation Textssp./var. edentula
FamilyBrassicaceae
Determination Cakile americana Nuttall
Determination Remarks [label name]
SubcollectionThoreau Herbarium
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Description[Cakile Americana]
Remarks[“July 6. Rode to North Truro . . . Cakile Americana, sea rocket, the large weed of the beach, some time and going to seed, on beach.” Journal 7: 432-433. 1855]

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