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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationMarchantiaceae: Marchantia
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00784244
CollectorG. W. Staples
Collector number1740
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Watertown
LocalityBoylston St., at 86 Boylston St.
Georeference42° 22' 03" N, 71° 10' 10" W
Date Collected2019-11-02
HabitatGrowing in side garden; Found on damp soil at base of a west-facing wall of the house. Soil is mixed clay-gravel
ContainerPlants of Massachusetts
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/599465a6-5ebb-4211-b005-674e204d82f9
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00784244
HerbariumFH
FamilyMarchantiaceae
Determination Marchantia polymorpha Linnaeus
Determined byTocci, Genevieve E.
Determination Remarks [filed under] [label name] [current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypePacket
Preparation MethodDried
DescriptionPlant body appressed to substrate, dark green, with a few raised circular gemmae cups visible here and there. One frond has an erect palm-like fruiting body attached.
Remarksamong grasses and small herbs

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