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Herbertus borealis
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Herbertus borealis
Identification notes
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Distribution in Great Britain and Ireland
View distribution from the BBS Atlas 2014
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Resources you may find useful
Bell, D. & Long, D.
2012. European Herbertus and the ‘Viking prongwort’.
Field Bryology
106: 3-14
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