1 folder containing correspondence, map, 3 photographs and report outlining the discovery of a hybrid orchid, Rhizanthera chevallierana, on Ben Lawers by David Mardon in 1979. The folder was compiled after a search for photographs of the plant taken by Mardon in 1984. Contents include, email correspondence between Clive Stace, Adele Smith and Lorna Mitchell outlining the search for photographs and compilation of the folder (2013), report and notes compiled by David K. Mardon in 1984 outlining his find, map showing where he found it, correpondence between Douglas McKean, [Paddy Woods], R.H. Roberts and David Mardon regarding the identification of the orchid, and three photographs taken by Mardon.
Stace, CliveElements area
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flowering plants, the largest and most diverse group within the kingdom Plantae. Angiosperms represent approximately 80 percent of all the known green plants now living.
The angiosperms are vascular seed plants in which the ovule (egg) is fertilized and develops into a seed in an enclosed hollow ovary.
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Zimmermann, Martin Huldrych, Dilcher, David L., Stevenson, Dennis William, Berry, Paul E., Stevens, Peter, Cronquist, Arthur. "angiosperm". Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Jul. 2026, https://www.britannica.com/plant/angiosperm. Accessed 15 August 2026.
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Hierarchical terms
Angiosperms
Equivalent terms
Angiosperms
UF Flowering plants
Associated terms
Angiosperms
RT Gymnosperms
RT Cryptogams