Astragalus sclerocarpus A.Gray

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Astragalus sclerocarpus A.Gray

  • Collector(s)

    M. Fishbein 3378 with Shelley McMahon, Karen Hooper, 25 May 1998

  • Location

    United States of America. Washington. Grant Co. East side of Columbia River, along Washington 243, about 2 miles south of Washington 26, north of Saddle Mountains.

  • Habitat

    Sandy base of low basalt hills in shrub steppe with Artemisia spp., Purshia tridentata, Atriplex spinosa, Eriogonum spp., Phlox, Commandra, Stipa comata, Agropyron, Oryzopsis hymenoides, Chaenactis douglasii, Cryptantha leucophace, Hymenopappus filifolius, Arenaria franklinii. Uncommon.

  • Description

    Perennial herb to 30 cm tall, petals cream, keel and wing tips purplish. Phenology of specimen: Fruit, Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01282521

    Occurrence ID: 9c76901d-2394-4cc6-b1f9-ffbd8278d3a7

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Washington

  • County/Municipio

    Grant Co.

  • Locality

    East side of Columbia River, along Washington 243, about 2 miles south of Washington 26, north of Saddle Mountains

  • Elevation

    Alt. 244 m. (801 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    46.9, -119.958

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01282521
MARION OWNBEY HERBARIUM, WASHINGTON ST. UNIV. [WS]
PLANTS OF WASHINGTON
Astragalus sclerocarpus A. Gray
East side of Columbia River, along Washington 243, about 2 mi
south of Washington 26, north of Saddle Mountains; 46°54’N
119°57.5’W, elev. 800’.
Sandy base of low basalt hills in shrub steppe with Artemisia
spp., Purshia tridentata, Atriplex spinosa, Eriogonum spp.,
Phlox, Cotnmandra, Stipa cornata, Agropyron, Oryzopsis
hymenoides, Chaenactis douglasii, Cryptantha leucophaea,
Hymenopappus filifolius, Arenaria franklinii.
Perennial herb to 30 cm tall, petals cream, keel and wing tips
purplish; uncommon.
25 May 1998	Grant County
Mark Fishbein # 3378, Shelley McMahon, Karen Hooper
01282521