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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationPoaceae: Eragrostis
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00518043
Other Barcodes on Sheet00274190
CollectorH. D. Thoreau
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Concord
Date Collected1858-08-24
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/d86ea915-b866-4899-906d-55641d8f79bf
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00518043
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 Eragrostis spectabilis (Pursh) Steudel
Determined byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2013-12-11
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 Text[crossed out]
FamilyPoaceae
Determination Eragrostis pectinacea (Michaux) Steudel
Determined by[H. D. Thoreau (scripsit) on original field label]
Determination Remarks [label name]
FamilyPoaceae
Determination Eragrostis pectinacea (Michaux) Steudel
Determined by[annotation on provenance label]
FamilyPoaceae
Determination Eragrostis pectinacea (Michaux) Steudel
Determined by[E. S. Hoar (scripsit) on his transcription label]
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Orig tiff [190MB]
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RemarksJournal 11(2): 124. 1858 “Aug. 25… Eragrostis capillaris1 (Poa hirsuta), hair spear-grass, perhaps not quite so bright as heretorfore.”

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