Astragalus malacoides Barneby

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Astragalus malacoides Barneby

  • Collector(s)

    A. Cronquist 10023, 05 May 1965

  • Location

    United States of America. Utah. Kane Co. On northeast slope of Smoky Mountain, above Last Chance Creek, 44 road miles south of Escalante.

  • Habitat

    In open, pinon-juniper woodland on northeast slope. Friable sandstone, the prevailing rock substrate.

  • Description

    Leaves and lower part of stem prostrate or nearly so, the peduncles assurgent. Leaves appearing bluish gray-green. Flowers pale lavender or partly whitish. Phenology of specimen: Fertile, Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 676162

    Occurrence ID: f32638b4-f5a9-4db7-8a7a-140cc5136eea

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Astragalus malacoides Barneby
    Note: R. C. Barneby 1968; ! Jeffrey W. White 1999

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Utah

  • County/Municipio

    Kane Co.

  • Locality

    On northeast slope of Smoky Mountain, above Last Chance Creek, 44 road miles south of Escalante

  • Township, Range, Section

    T40S, R4E, S30

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1524 m. (5000 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    37.3, -111.52

  • Distribution

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A Morphological Cladistic Study of the Large-Flowered
Piptolobi of Astragalus L. (Fabaceae)
Astragalus malacoides Barneby
1999	Jeffrey W. White, MSC
New York Botanical Garden
Astragalus malacoides Barneby
Crenquist 10023
R. Barneby,
HERBARIUM OF
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of UTAH
Astragalus malacoides Barneby
KANE CO.: In open, pinon-juniper woodland
on northeast slope of Smoky Mt., above
Last Chance Creek, hU road miles south of
Escalante. Friable sandstone the prevail-
ing rock substrate. About Twp. I4.O S., R.
U ES. 30. Elevation about !>000 feet.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00676162
Leaves and lower part of stem prostrate or
nearly so, the peduncles assurgent. Leave:
appearing bluish gray-green. Flowers pale
lavender or partly whitish.
Arthur Cronquist 10023
00676162