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Index of Botanical Specimens

Classification	Asteraceae: Helianthus
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)	00872842
Collector	H. D. Thoreau
Country	United States of America
State	Massachusetts
Geography	North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Concord
Locality	Assabet R. [River]
Date Collected	1856-08-29
GUID	http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/d77f9736-d58e-44c1-9780-649063b26d48
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode	00872842
Herbarium	GH
Family	Asteraceae
Determination	InQuestion Helianthus decapetalus Linnaeus
Determination Remarks	[is label name]
Annotation Text	H. var. of decapetalus??
Family	Asteraceae
Determination	Helianthus strumosus Linnaeus
Determined by	Angelo, Raymond Louis
Date Determined	2018-10-08
Determination Remarks	[is Current name]
Subcollection	Thoreau Herbarium
Preparation Type	Sheet
Preparation Method	Pressed

Remarks

[“Aug. 29. . .P. M. To J. Farmer’s by river. The Helianthus decapetalus, apparently a variety, with eight petals, about three feet high, leaves petioled, but not wing-petioled, and broader-leaved than that of August 12th, quite ovate with a tapering point, with ciliate petioles, thin but quite rough beneath and above, stem purple and smoothish, Hosmer’s bank, opposite Azalea Swamp.” Journal 9: 34. 1856]