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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationPoaceae: Ammophila
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00023024
Type StatusSyntype
CollectorC. H. Bissell
CountryUnited States of America
StateConnecticut
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Connecticut: New Haven County: Milford
Date Collected1902-08-27
HabitatSandy seabeach
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/9793e44d-570b-4233-a17f-14f567e681b6
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00023024
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipex Herb. Emile F. Williams
FamilyPoaceae
Type Status Syntype
Syntype of Ammophila breviligulata Fernald
Verified byP. M. Catling (DAO)
Date Determined2007-03-08
Determination RemarksThis is the type specimen of Ammophhila breviligulata Fernald, the American Ammophila. Rhodora 22: 70-71. 1920. The writing above the label "Ammophila breviligulata Fernald, n. sp. Type." is evidently in Fernald's hand. The flag leaf is 18.7 cm long. Outer glumes range from 10.5 to 11.0 mm. Additional salient measurements of a dissected flower are: inner glume = 11.3 mm; lemma = 10.2 mm; palea = 8.8 mm; ligule = 1.4 mm; and anther = 4.3 mm (wet).
Taxon Reference(for Ammophila breviligulata Fernald) Rhodora 1920. 22: 71.
FamilyPoaceae
Determination Ammophila breviligulata Fernald
Determined byP. M. Catling (DAO)
Date Determined2007-03-08
Determination Remarks [current name]
Annotation TextPaul M. Catling
FamilyPoaceae
Determination Ammophila arundinacea Host
Determination Remarks [label name]
FamilyPoaceae
Determination Ammophila arenaria (Linnaeus) Link
Determination RemarksWritten above arundinacea on the collector label.
FamilyPoaceae
Determination Ammophila breviligulata Fernald
Annotation Textn. sp.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Item RemarksGiven to the Gray Herbarium, 1913
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