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Index of Botanical Specimens

Classification	Poaceae: Cynosurus
Complex Object	This is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)	00609172
Other Barcodes on Sheet	00609173
Collector	G. S. Miller, Jr.
Country	United States of America
State	Massachusetts
Geography	North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Cambridge
Locality	Cambridge, Mr. E. Dilwell's
Date Collected	1890-06-23 [June 23 1890]
Habitat	Lawn
Project	New England Vascular Plants TCN
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/b6a7ae45-8659-40e1-a615-f2396e708280
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode	00609172
Herbarium	NEBC
Previous ownership	[Ex] Herbarium of Walter Deane.
Family	Poaceae
Determination	Cynosurus cristatus Linnaeus
Determination Remarks	[is filed under name] [is Current name]
Preparation Type	Sheet
Preparation Method	Pressed


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Remarks

["Cynosurus cristatus L. - I have noticed, lately, the 'crested dog's-tail grass' (Cynosurus cristatus) growing abundantly in the small grass plots, in Boston, before many houses. It also occurs in Cambridge in similar situations. I inquired at one of the large seed stores in Boston, and was informed that it was mixed with other grass seeds and sold for use on lawns and the like. The species is a native of Europe and Northern Africa, and as its roots sink deep into the ground it can withstand droughts much better than many other grasses. - Walter Deane, Cambridge, Mass." Bot. Gaz. 15(7): 179. 1890]