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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationPoaceae: Muhlenbergia
Classification 1Poaceae: Eragrostis
Classification 2Poaceae: Sporobolus
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00274211
CollectorH. D. Thoreau
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Concord
Locality["Near the little bridge at the foot of Turtle Bank, Eragrostis capillaris in small but dense patches, apparently in prime...]
Date Collected1858-09-07
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/cba21905-8e4a-489e-b905-b2dbc5ac260d
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00274211
HerbariumNEBC
Previous ownershipThoreau’s Herbarium [Ex Herbarium of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)] Herbarium of Edward S. Hoar. Presented to the New England Botanical Club by Mrs. M. B. L. Bradford, 1912
FamilyPoaceae
Determination Muhlenbergia uniflora (Muhlenberg) Fernald
Determined by[M. L. Fernald (scripsit) annotation on sheet]
Determination Remarks [filed under] [current name]
FamilyPoaceae
Determination Eragrostis capillaris (Linnaeus) Nees
Determined by[H. D. Thoreau (scripsit) on original field label]
Determination Remarks [label name]
Annotation TextThe large & purple [one] NB should be called E. pectinacea
FamilyPoaceae
Determination Sporobolus uniflorus (Muhlenberg) Scribner & Merrill
Determined by[M. L. Fernald (scripsit) on provenance label]
FamilyPoaceae
Determination Eragrostis capillaris (Linnaeus) Nees
Determined by[E. S. Hoar (scripsit) on his transcription label]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Orig tiff [190MB]
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Remarks[locality from Thoreau’s Journal 11(3): 150. 7 Sept. 1858]

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