Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries

Index of Botanical Specimens

Classification	Polygonaceae: Persicaria
Classification 1	Polygonaceae: Polygonum
Complex Object	This is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)	00872954
Other Barcodes on Sheet	;
Collector	H. D. Thoreau
Country	United States of America
State	Vermont
Geography	North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Vermont: Windham County: Brattleboro
Locality	Brattleboro, Hospital Brook, West River
Date Collected	[[Sept. 1856]]
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/a40b13bd-d93d-4937-aa04-be2891a5f9f5
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode	00872954
Herbarium	GH
Family	Polygonaceae
Determination	Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
Determined by	Kittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined	2017
Determination Remarks	[current name]
Family	Polygonaceae
Determination	Polygonum virginianum Linnaeus
Determination Remarks	[label name]
Subcollection	Thoreau Herbarium
Phenology	FlowerAndFruit
Preparation Type	Sheet
Preparation Method	Pressed
Description	[P. virginianum]

Remarks

[“Sept. 7. At Brattleboro. . . P. M. – Up the bank of the Connecticut to West River, up that to a brook, and up that nearly to hospital. . . by the brook Polygonum Virginianum, three feet high, mostly gone to seed.” Journal 9: 65-66. 1856]