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Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00872954
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CollectorH. D. Thoreau
CountryUnited States of America
StateVermont
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Vermont: Windham County: Brattleboro
LocalityBrattleboro, Hospital Brook, West River
Date Collected [[Sept. 1856]]
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/a40b13bd-d93d-4937-aa04-be2891a5f9f5
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00872954
HerbariumGH
Determination Persicaria virginiana (Linnaeus) Gaertner
Determined byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2017
Determination Remarks [current name]
Determination Polygonum virginianum Linnaeus
Determination Remarks [label name]
SubcollectionThoreau Herbarium
PhenologyFlowerAndFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Description[P. virginianum]
Remarks[“Sept. 7. At Brattleboro. . . P. M. – Up the bank of the Connecticut to West River, up that to a brook, and up that nearly to hospital. . . by the brook Polygonum Virginianum, three feet high, mostly gone to seed.” Journal 9: 65-66. 1856]