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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:
• Ynés Mexía was a Mexican American botanist.
• Between 1917 and 1938, she collected over 150,000 botanical samples throughout the Americas.
• She collected a sample of Achyrocline vauthieriana in Minas Gerais, Brazil, on May 3, 1930.
• She collected a sample of Vernonia liatroides in Jalisco, Mexico, on February 14, 1927.
• These specimens are members of the Asteraceae family.
• They can now be viewed online at the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium.
The student wants to emphasize when she collected both of the samples. Which choice most effectively uses information from the given sentences to accomplish this goal?
Thousands of botanical samples collected by Ynés Mexía can now be found in one place: online at the C.V. Starr Virtual Herbarium.
A
On May 3 in 1930, Ynés Mexía added a new specimen to her growing collection of botanical samples: Achyrocline vauthieriana of the Asteraceae family.
B
While both specimens collected by Ynés Mexía are members of the same family, Achyrocline vauthieriana was found in Minas Gerais and Vernonia liatroides was found in Jalisco.
C
Ynés Mexía collected a sample of Achyrocline vauthieriana in May of 1930, after collecting Vernonia liatroides in February of 1927.
D