Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries

Index of Botanical Specimens

Classification	Primulaceae: Lysimachia
Complex Object	This is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)	00967082
Other Barcodes on Sheet	;
Collector	H. D. Thoreau
Country	United States of America
State	Maine
Geography	North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Maine: Piscataquis County: Chesuncook
Locality	Chesuncook [Lake]
Date Collected	1853 [[Sept.]]
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/1e4ea637-d05a-4aa3-8e2e-445519da3b2f
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode	00967082
Herbarium	GH
Family	Primulaceae
Determination	Lysimachia ciliata Linnaeus
Determination Remarks	[label name] [current name]
Subcollection	Thoreau Herbarium
Phenology	Fruit
Preparation Type	Sheet
Preparation Method	Pressed
Description	[Chesuncook '53]

Remarks

["After dinner at which applesauce was the greatest luxury I walked over the cleared land to the woods 1/2 of a mile S[outh] & through them easterly down the hill to the shore of the lake [Chesuncook] -- following the shore back to the house [Ansel Smith's] -- observing the plants -- ... By the [Chesuncook] lake shore against the wood ... -- Lysimachia ciliata -- ..." Journal entry for September 18, 1853 as published in The Writings of Henry D. Thoreau edition (2009) on pages 74-75]