Asclepias speciosa Torr.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias speciosa Torr.

  • Collector(s)

    N. H. Holmgren, P. K. Holmgren 5254 with P. K. Holmgren, 27 Jun 1971

  • Location

    United States of America. Nevada. Nye Co. Railroad Valley, U.S. Highway 6, near Big Spring, 22 miles southwest of Currant.

  • Habitat

    Near pond in alkaline meadow. Locally common.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00950677

    Occurrence ID: e86bd927-264f-415e-8aa3-09da3d776a48

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Gentianales

  • Family

    Apocynaceae

  • All Determinations

    Asclepias speciosa Torr. det P. K. Holmgren

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Nevada

  • County/Municipio

    Nye Co.

  • Locality

    Railroad Valley, U.S. Highway 6, near Big Spring, 22 miles southwest of Currant.

  • Township, Range, Section

    T8N, R55E, S14

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1478.3 m. (4850 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    38.5534, -115.754

  • Georeferencing Method

    TRS Conversion Calculator. Used TRS2LL tool (defunct, now: TRS-data conversion tool, Montana State University, www.esg.montana.edu/gl/trs-data.html) to convert TRS coordinates (Township, Range, Section; Public Land Survey System) to decimal degrees. Township, Range and Section data used for conversion: T8N, R55E, Sec. 14

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BOTANICAL
00950677
1.7%
HERBARIUM OF
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of NEVADA
Asclepias aff.speciosa Torr.
Det. P. K. Holmgren
NYE CO.: Railroad Valley, U. S. Highway 6,
near Big Spring, 22 miles southwest of
Currant. T.8 N., R.55 E., Sec. 14. Ele-
vation 4850 feet.
Locally common near pond in alkaline meadow.
Noel H. Holmgren 5254-	June 27, 1971 !
Patricia K. Holmgren