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Index of Botanical Specimens

Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00274879
Type StatusIsolectotype
CollectorD. Douglas
CountryUnited States of America
StateCalifornia
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: California
LocalityNova California
Date Collected1833
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/5d0c4f87-79ec-483d-8a16-fb248cd7d880
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00274879
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipex Herb. Soc. Hort. London
Type Status Isolectotype
Isolectotype of Lythrum californicum Torrey & A. Gray
Verified byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2009
Determination Remarks[Jepson doesn't cite any herbarium so this is a step 1 lectotypification. In addition to the Douglas specimen Torrey & Gray cite "L. lineare, Hook. & Arn.! bot. Beechey, suppl. p. 343, not of Linn." which refers to a collection made during the Beechey expedition, which is probably at (K).]
Taxon Reference(for Lythrum californicum Torrey & A. Gray) Fl. N. Amer. [Torr. & A. Gray] 1840. 1(3): 482.
Determination Lythrum californicum Torrey & A. Gray
Determined byA. Gray
Determination Remarks[A. Gray (scripsit)] [label name] [current name]
Determination Lythrum album Sessé & Moçiño ex de Candolle
Determination Remarks[pencil annotation on sheet]
Annotation Textß f. Koehne
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Item Remarks[mounted with non-type specimen of hartweg 1724, 274880]
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