Astragalus lentiginosus var. variabilis Barneby

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Astragalus lentiginosus var. variabilis Barneby

  • Collector(s)

    A. Cronquist 10678, 24 Apr 1966

  • Location

    United States of America. Nevada. Nye Co. Amargosa Desert half a mile west of the Big Dune.

  • Habitat

    Sandy flats in Larrea community.

  • Description

    Flowers rich pink-purple, the banner a little paler than the wings and keel. Phenology of specimen: Fertile, Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 675962

    Occurrence ID: a0d2b6c8-963d-425c-9f4e-d8d3b06d3304

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Astragalus lentiginosus var. variabilis Barneby det D. Isely, 1979

    Astragalus lentiginosus var. micans Barneby det D. Isely
    Note: "Not truly typical, the annual root suggesting passage to var. borreganus, but the pod and ovule number correct for var. micans"; There is an annotation by R. C. Barneby in 1970 as follows: This most= Beatley 7909, 3255; Hitchcock 23324 - perhaps better referral to var. variabilis

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Nevada

  • County/Municipio

    Nye Co.

  • Locality

    Amargosa Desert half a mile west of the Big Dune

  • Township, Range, Section

    T15S, R48E

  • Elevation

    Alt. 762 m. (2500 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    36.6478, -116.583

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    5000

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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HERBARIUM OF
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of NEVADA
Astragalus lentiginosus Dougl*
var* mi cans Barneby
Not truly, typical, the annual root suggest-
ing passage to var. borregamis, but the pod
and ovule number correct for var, mi.cans *
determined by D. Isely and K* C, Barneby'
HIE CO.: Sandy flats in Larrea community, Amar-
gosa Desert half a mile west of the Big Dune,
Twp. l£ S., R. 1*8 E, Elevation just under 2500
feet. Flowers rich pink-purple, the banner a
little paler than the wings and keel.
Arthur Cronquist 10678	April 1966
00675962