Amorpha canescens Pursh

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Illinois

• County/Municipio

  LaSalle Co.

• City/Township

  South Ottawa

• Locality

  NW side Illinois Route 71, 0.3-0.5 mile northeast of N 2650th Road, SE side of Illinois River opposite Mayo Island

• Township, Range, Section

  33N, 3E, NW¼ Sect. 22

• Elevation

  Alt. 146 m. (479 ft.)

• Coordinates

  41.3315, -88.8641

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

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Amorpha canescens Pursh
Fabaceae
Det.: S.R. Hill, (ILLS) 2007
LA SALLE COUNTY 41.33148 ° N. Lat., 088.86410 °
W. Long. T. 33N, R. 3E, NW1/4 Sect. 22 South Ottawa;
NW side Dlinois Route 71, 0.3-0.5 mile northeast of N
2650th Road, SE side of Dlinois River opposite Mayo
Island, Ottawa 7.5 min. quad. Coordinate Datum:
WGS84/NAD83. Elevation ca. 480 ft. Silica sand,
well-drained, over St. Peters Sandstone.
Sand prairie remnant on levels above steep sandstone
bluffs, with Poa compressa, Leptoloma,
Dichanthelium, Sporobolus, Liatris, Selaginella
rupestris, Opuntia humifusa’, bluffs with Thuja
occidentalis. Local, infrequent perennial subshrub to
0.5 meter tall, foliage silvery-gray-green, most fruit
fallen or aborted.
Steven R. Hill 37612
22 August 2007
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