Astragalus lentiginosus var. variabilis Barneby

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Astragalus lentiginosus var. variabilis Barneby

  • Collector(s)

    T. S. Ross 4736, 28 Apr 1991

  • Location

    United States of America. California. Los Angeles Co. Mojave Desert: ca 940 m due W of the bid butte of Three Sisters along shallow wash that runs NW toward Black Butte. Bladed road heading N from Black Butte Basin road x Avenue "U" (not on 1968 topo), running northward to the W of BBB rd for about 1.2 miles, then rejoining it NW of Three Sisters [buttes]. El Mirage USGS 7.5" Quad.

  • Habitat

    Open desert dominated by Larrea tridentata with scattered Yucca brevifolia.

  • Description

    Localized herbaceous perennial; corollas purplish violet; pods inflated, mottled, stringose, apparently bilocular. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01260807

    Occurrence ID: 6847f369-efc1-4dc3-88f1-53d689f9c6d2

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    California

  • County/Municipio

    Los Angeles Co.

  • Locality

    Mojave Desert: ca 940 m due W of the bid butte of Three Sisters along shallow wash that runs NW toward Black Butte. Bladed road heading N from Black Butte Basin road x Avenue "U" (not on 1968 topo), running northward to the W of BBB rd for about 1.2 miles, then rejoining it NW of Three Sisters [buttes]. El Mirage USGS 7.5" Quad.

  • Township, Range, Section

    5N, 8W, 9 W/2, NW¼ NE¼ NE¼

  • Elevation

    Alt. 939 - 942 m. (3081 - 3091 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    34.5332, -117.722

  • 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 BOTANICAL GARDEN
01260807""
RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN
Flora of Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.
Fabaceae
Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas
var. variabilis Bameby
MOJAVE DESERT: ca 940 m due W of the big butte of
Three Sisters along shallow wash that runs NW toward
Black Butte. Bladed road heading N from Black Butte
Basin Road x Avenue TJ1 [not on 1968 topo], running
northward to the W of BBB Rd for about 1.2 miles, then
rejoining it NW of Three Sisters [buttes]. El Mirage
USGS 7.5' Quadrangle; T5N R8W, W/2 NW/4 NE/4
NE/4 section 9. Elevation ca 3080-3090 feet
Open desert dominated by Larrea tridentata with
scattered Yucca brevifolia.
Localized herbaceous perennial ; corollas purplish
violet; pods inflated, mottled, strigose, apparently
bilocular.
Timothy S. Ross 4736
28 April 1991
01260807