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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationPoaceae: Piptatheropsis
Classification 1Poaceae: Oryzopsis
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00274216
CollectorH. D. Thoreau
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Concord
LocalityMaj. Heywood path
Date Collected1859-05-01
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/8fd6bbfc-3c81-4c6f-844e-c5266c610643
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00274216
HerbariumNEBC
Previous ownership[Ex Herbarium of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)] Herbarium of Edward S. Hoar. Presented to the New England Botanical Club by Mrs. M. B. L. Bradford, 1912
FamilyPoaceae
Determination Piptatheropsis pungens (Torrey ex Sprengel) Romaschenko, P. M. Peterson & Soreng
Determined byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2013-12-16
Determination Remarks [filed under] [current name]
FamilyPoaceae
Determination Oryzopsis pungens (Torrey) Hitchcock
Determined byBarkworth, Mary Elizabeth
Date Determined1983
FamilyPoaceae
Determination Oryzopsis canadensis (Poiret) Torrey
Determined by[H. D. Thoreau (scripsit) on original field label]
Determination Remarks [label name]
FamilyPoaceae
Determination Oryzopsis pungens (Torrey) Hitchcock
Determined by[annotation on provenance label]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Orig tiff [187MB]
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Remarks[“May 1…The Oryzopsis Canadensis by the Major Heywood path-side, say a day, or April 30th, six inches high or more, with fine bristle-like leaves.” Journal 12(3): 173. 1859]

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