Astragalus platytropis A.Gray

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Astragalus platytropis A.Gray

  • Collector(s)

    M. P. Yoder-Williams 1281, 23 Jun 1979

  • Location

    United States of America. Nevada. Humboldt Co. Trout Creek spur of the Jackson Mountains, 0.9 km ENE of Iron King Mine, in the saddle of a ridge.

  • Habitat

    With Lesquerella kingii and Galium sp. in Artemisia arbuscula-Chrysothamnus-Poa sandbergii. Uncommon. In loose, rocky soils.

  • Description

    Pod red mottled, pubescent with black strigose hairs; petals whitish with purple keel. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 677916

    Occurrence ID: 11ddf151-476d-4502-99aa-96bffc9c2b45

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Nevada

  • County/Municipio

    Humboldt Co.

  • Locality

    Trout Creek spur of the Jackson Mountains, 0.9 km ENE of Iron King Mine, in the saddle of a ridge

  • Township, Range, Section

    T40N, R32E, center of E. side of S29

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2610 m. (8563 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    41.31, -118.42

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New York Botanical Garden
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FLORA OF THE WINNEMUCCA NEVADA DISTRICT
OF THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Denio Planning Unit
Scientific name: Astragalus whitneyi Gray
var. sonneanus (Greene) Jeps.
Family: Fabaceae
Common name: Northern balloon milk-vetch
NV., Humboldt Cd. , Trout Creek spur of the
Location: jackson Mountains, 0.9 km ENE of Iron King
Mine, in the saddle of a ridge, center of E. side of
Sec. 29, T. 40 N., R. 32 E.
Habitat: uncommon in loose, rocky soils with Lesquerella kingii
and Galium sp. in Artemisia arbuscula-Clirysothamnus-Poa
sandbergii.
Comments: pQ(j recj mottled, pubescent with black strigose
hairs; petals whitish with purple keel.
Collector: M.P. Yoder-Williams 1281
Date: 23 June 1979 Elev.: 2,610 meters
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