Astragalus arizonicus A.Gray

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Astragalus arizonicus A.Gray

  • Collector(s)

    R. E. Gereau 1075, 20 Mar 1983

  • Location

    United States of America. Arizona. Pima Co. Foothills of La Sierrita Mountains; Wild Horse Ranch; along dirt road near top of range of dry hills; 1.6 mi. southeast of trailer park and 0.1 mi uphill from Sunshine Mine.

  • Habitat

    Abundant in sandy-gravelly soil below Fouquieria splendens, with Calliandra eriophylla.

  • Description

    Stems nearly prostrate from taproot. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01215902

    Occurrence ID: 188e517e-87e7-4ebd-b05a-de732bd3de5a

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Arizona

  • County/Municipio

    Pima Co.

  • Locality

    Foothills of La Sierrita Mountains; Wild Horse Ranch; along dirt road near top of range of dry hills; 1.6 mi. southeast of trailer park and 0.1 mi uphill from Sunshine Mine

  • Township, Range, Section

    T18S, 10E, 12 SE¼

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1270 m. (4167 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    31.8774, -111.275

  • 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.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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NEW YORK BOTANjCAL GARDEN
01215902
PLANTS OF ARIZONA
Astragalus arizonicus Gray
PIMA CO., T18S, R10E, SEh Sec. 12
elev. ca. 1270 m
Foothills of La Sierrita Mountains; Wild
Horse Ranch; along dirt road near top of range
of dry hills, 1.6 mi. southeast of trailer park
and 0.1 mi. uphill from Sunshine Mine. Abundant
in sandy-gravelly soil below Fouquieria
splendens, with Calliandra eriophylla. Stems
nearly prostrate from taproot.
R. E. Gereau #1075	20 March 1983
Beal-Darlington Herbarium
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
01215902