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Oxalis Europa (Tall Yellow Wood Sorrel) in Billings-Kittredge Herbaria

Preserved biological specimen on paper.

Preserved Specimen On A3 Paper With A Printed Label Identifying It In The Bottom Right Corner. The Paper Is Mounted On A Larger Cardboard And Covered With Plastic Which Is Sealed To The Board. There Are Two Species On The Page. The First Is Oxalis Europa F. Cymosa (Small). It Was Found By Elsie May Kittredge On Aug. 23, 1928 In A Field Below Cannon Rock On Mt. Tom. The Species Is Also Known As Branching Tall Yellow Wood Sorrel. There Is One Sample. It Consists Of A Thin Main Stem With Still Thinner Off Shoots Which Terminate In Leaves. A Few Of Them Terminate In Seed Structures. There Is A Hand Written Label Identifying The Species. It Is From The Gray Herbarium And Was Seen By C.A. Weatherby. The Second Species Is Oxalis Europa. There Are Two Samples. One Is A Small Plant. It Has Roots, Many Small Leaves On A Thin Main Stem, And What Appear To Be Seed Structures At The Apex Of The Stem And Three Off Shoot. The Other Sample Is A Long Stem With A Few Leaves Extending And Either Flowers Or Seed Structures At The Apex. This Too Was Identified By C.A. Weatherby.

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Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park, Code: MABI

'Roadsides, Billings Farm'

NPS Museum Catalog Number : MABI 14885

08/17/2023

09/01/1928

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Organization: Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
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