Astragalus distortus Torr. & A.Gray var. distortus

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Astragalus distortus Torr. & A.Gray var. distortus

  • Collector(s)

    M. J. Leoschke 1267 with Kay Klier, 05 Jun 1991

  • Location

    United States of America. Iowa. Bremer Co. Site is appoximately 0.5 mile WNW of downtown Janesville. Site is a ditch just E of U.S. highway 218 and NE of a water tower. Site is about 0.2 mile W of the Cedar River and on the Iowan Surface.

  • Habitat

    Soil the ditch was dug in is Hagener loamy sand, benches, 0-2% slopes (HbA). With Bromus inermis, Oenothera biennis, Silene antirrhina and Tragopogon dubius.

  • Description

    500 + genets scattered in the ditch. About 20% of the genets had flowers and the rest had fruits or were vegetative. Flowers were light purple in color. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01248535

    Occurrence ID: c11ba023-ce7c-4427-9dc2-f473a3334da2

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Iowa

  • County/Municipio

    Bremer Co.

  • Locality

    Site is appoximately 0.5 mile WNW of downtown Janesville. Site is a ditch just E of U.S. highway 218 and NE of a water tower. Site is about 0.2 mile W of the Cedar River and on the Iowan Surface

  • Township, Range, Section

    19N, 14W, 35

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Ada Hayden Herbarium
Iowa State University
Plants of Iowa
BOTANICAL
iSyjiifiSfPIANICAL GARDEN
01248535.........
Astragalus distortus T. & G.
Bremer Co.: Jackson Township (West part) T91N R14W SeC*
35 W2 SE4 NW4
Site is approximately 0.5 mile WNW of downtown
Janesville. Site is a ditch just E of U.S. highway 218 and NE
of a water tower. Soil the ditch was dug in is Hagener loamy
sand, benches, 0-2% slopes (HbA). Site is about 0.2 mile W
of the Cedar River and on the Iowan Surface.
500+ genets scattered in the ditch. About 20% of the genets
had flowers and the rest had fruits or were vegetative.
Flowers were light purple in color. With Bromus inermis,
Oenothera biennis, Silene antirrhina and Tragopogon dubius.
Mark J. Leoschke 1267
Kay Klier
5 June 1991
Collected for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources
01248535