Astragalus missouriensis Nutt. var. missouriensis

Filed As

Fabaceae
Astragalus missouriensis Nutt. var. missouriensis

Collector(s)

J. J. Audubon s.n., [Inferred to be 1843, based on the label data.]

Location

United States of America. Elevated Western plains, valley of the Missouri River.

Description

Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Collection Notes

[Multiple specimens on sheet; different collectors. The collector's name written on the label as "Audubon" refers to naturalist and painter John James Audubon, based on the label data. From Audubon's final expedition in 1843, up the Missouri River towards the Rocky Mountains, ending at the Fort Union Trading Post. This resulted in his publication documenting North American four-footed mammals, "The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America," in collaboration with the Rev. John Bachman and Audubon's two sons. This specimen once belonged to druggist/botanist William Wallace Denslow, Sr. (1826-1868). His main collection is filed at the University of Mass. Amherst, including additional Audubon specimens.]

Specimen Notes

[Mounted with G. Vasey 131 and T. C. Porter s.n., 1871] [Originally from:] Herb. W. W. Denslow [Sr.]; College of Pharmacy Herbarium, deposited 1948, The New York Botanical Garden.

Identifiers

NY Barcode: 01261933

Occurrence ID: 14535f9f-89ab-498d-b18c-62a6caef5a29

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