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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationBoraginaceae: Symphytum
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00521726
CollectorZachary Nowak
Collector number2015-022
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Suffolk County: Boston
Locality Boston Basin Ecoregion: Muddy River Watershed. Back Bay Fens, between Path P of the Fenway Victory Gardens and the west side of Muddy River, GPS 42.345610N, 71.092279W (WGS-84)
Date Collected2015-07-16
Habitatmixed in with many other species in an edge environment between the mowed grass and the reed stand
ContainerPlants of the Back Bay Fens
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/d146fd5f-bf5f-48aa-b92c-c77edc659791
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00521726
HerbariumNEBC
FamilyBoraginaceae
Determination Symphytum ×uplandicum Nyman
Determination Remarks [filed under] [label name] [current name]
PhenologyFlowerAndFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks7-10 plants in an oblong area 1.5m across. The plants had perhaps ‘escaped’ from the nearby compost pile. Associates: Phragmites australis, Calystegia sepium, Impatiens capensis, Arctium minor, Erigeron philadelphicus, and Urtica dioica.

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