Plant specimen, Alexander Clifford Beauglehole, Asparagus officinalis L, 17/11/1978

Historical information

Cliff Beauglehole was an orchardist at Portland, Victoria, who throughout hislife took an intense interest in the plants of Victoria. Over his lifetime he collected 90,000 plant specimens as part of a comprehensive study of Victoria's plants and wrote thirteen books under the heading The Distribution and Conservation of Vascular Plants in Victoria, each written to cover the 13 study areas of the Victorian and Conservation Council.

Physical description

A mounted botanical specimen.

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