Astragalus eremiticus E.Sheld.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Astragalus eremiticus E.Sheld.

  • Collector(s)

    R. Peterson 84-58, 22 Mar 1984

  • Location

    United States of America. New Mexico. Hidalgo Co. 4.5 mi. NE of Virden on the Riley Peaks, E slope and W slope.

  • Habitat

    On rocky (andesite or other volcanic) slopes with Hilaria mutica, Bouteloua curtipendula, Juniperus cf. monosperma near by.

  • Description

    Corolla pinkish, drying purplish, also much white; calices lavender. Plants appearing perennial, usually 10-15 ascending stems per plant. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01249012

    Occurrence ID: c08b38ee-2b86-49db-b5cf-de2747a8b7f0

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New Mexico

  • County/Municipio

    Hidalgo Co.

  • Locality

    4.5 mi. NE of Virden on the Riley Peaks, E slope and W slope

  • Township, Range, Section

    T18S, 20E, 29 NE¼

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1362 m. (4469 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    32.7184, -104.919

  • 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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84-58 ASTRAGALUS EREMITICUS Sheld.
Coll: Roger Peterson
22 Har 1984
HIDALGO CO- , 4.5 si. NE of Virden on the Riley
Peaks, E slope and W slope, both 4470 ft. elev.,
T18S, R20E, Sec. 29, NE 1/4.
Corolla pinkish, drying purplish, also atuch
white; calices lavender. Plants appearing
perennial, usually 10-15 ascending steus per
plant.
On rocky (andesite or other volcanic) slopes
with Hi lari a «utica* Bouteloua curtiBenduia*
JyQiB§ry§ cf. »onosgeraa nearby.
Distributed frost NHC to: NHC, UNH, ASU, NY, St.
John's Coll.
Apparent first record for New Hesico.
Det. R. Spellenberg
01249012