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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAsteraceae: Solidago
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00872819
CollectorH. D. Thoreau
CountryUnited States of America
StateMaine
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Maine: Piscataquis County
LocalityWebster stream ["According to Thoreau's account in The Maine Woods the location was about 3 miles above Second Lake which places it squarely in the township of T6 R10 WELS" R. L. Angelo (in litt.) Oct. 15, 2018]
Date Collected1857 [[July 29]]
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/8e1b2186-09aa-4282-a72c-31538687a6c6
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00872819
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Solidago macrophylla Pursh
Determined byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2017
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyAsteraceae
DeterminationInQuestion Solidago thyrsoidea E. Meyer
Determination Remarks [label name]
SubcollectionThoreau Herbarium
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Remarks["... found a new golden-rod to me (perhaps Solidago thyrsoidea) ...". The Maine Woods 254. 1972 ed. entry for July 29, 1857]

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