Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. var. crassicarpus

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  Texas

• County/Municipio

  Presidio Co.

• Locality

  near main E-W in SW part of Mimms Ranch, ca. 2.4-2.5 airmiles WNW of gate at N end of Austin St. in Marfa

• Elevation

  Alt. 1484 - 1486 m. (4869 - 4875 ft.)

• Coordinates

  30.3289, -104.056

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

FLORA OF TEXAS
Plants of the Mimms Ranch, Dixon Water Foundation
Astragalus crassicarpus Nutt. var. crassicarpus
FABACEAE
PRESIDIO CO.: numerous stems from base, forming low
rounded clumps; petals pink; in mostly herbaceous
vegetation on gently sloping topography underlain by some
sort of sandy alluvium, on soils mapped as Chinati-
Boracho-Berrend association, near main E-W in SW part of
Mimms Ranch, 2.4-2.5 airmiles WNW of gate at N end of
Austin St. in Marfa, at N30°19'44.0”, W104°03,50.4”. Elev.
4870-4875 ft.
Associates included Abronia angustifolia, Acourtia runcinata,
Aphanostephus ramosissimus, Astragalus austrinus, A crassicarpus, A.
mollissimus, Chaetopappa ericoides, Chenopodium sp., Condalia ericoides,
Cryptantha pusilla, Dalea formosa, Desmanthus cooleyi, Ephedra trifurca,
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia, Melampodium leucanthum, Oenothera
albicaulis, Penstemon fendleri, Physaria fendleri, Rhus microphylla,
Rhynchosia texana, Sphaeralcea pedicellata, Tradescantia occidentalis,
Yucca elata.
W. R. Carr	#34671
(with Jonathan Baize)
16 April 2015
02796312