Asclepias brachystephana Engelm. ex Torr.

  • Filed As

    Apocynaceae
    Asclepias brachystephana Engelm. ex Torr.

  • Location

    United States of America. Arizona. Cochise Co. San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area. Upper San Pedro River floodplain, Lewis Springs site ~ ½ mile north of Hwy 90, 300 m west of San Pedro.

  • Specimen Notes

    [Record databased by volunteers in the DIGIVOL Crowdsourcing Platform. Imported to NYBG database in 2023.]

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3515769

    Occurrence ID: b0624ad9-7d16-46e5-a381-54e23ae05108

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Arizona

  • County/Municipio

    Cochise Co.

  • Locality

    San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area. Upper San Pedro River floodplain, Lewis Springs site ~ ½ mile north of Hwy 90, 300 m west of San Pedro.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1250 m. (4101 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    31.5526, -110.142

  • Location Notes

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03515769
IAS
Z1S
Plants of Arizona
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Asclepias brachystephana Engelm. ex Torr.
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Arizona, Cochise County; San Pedro Riparian National Conservation
Area,
Upper San Pedro River floodplain, Lewis Springs site -1/2 mile north
of Hwy 90, 300 m west of San Pedro, N 31° 33.159' , W 110° 8.533'
4100 ft.,
Habitat: alluvial terrace of sacaton, mesquite and tobosa grass.
Associated spp: Sporobolus wrightii, young Prosopis velutina, Hilaria
mutica, Yucca elata, Sphaeralcea angustifolia,ephedra trifurca,
Clematis drummondii, Machaeranthera gracilis,Cucurbita foetidissima,
Baccharis wrightii.
Notes: Perennial herb 40 cm, corolla purple-maroon, crowns purple,
herbage with milky sap
Collected by: Elizabeth Makings 1072 26 June 2002