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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAster
Classification 1Arida
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00009957
Other Barcodes on Sheet00254814
Type StatusLectotype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number1395
CountryMexico
StateChihuahua
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Mexico: Chihuahua
Locality[valley of the Salado, between El Paso and Chihuahua]
Date Collected1852-04-18
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/2427c7db-1886-4bd4-b113-631f6aabedd1
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00009957
HerbariumGH
Type Status Lectotype
Lectotype of Aster tanacetifolius var. pygmaeus A. Gray
Verified byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2007
Determination Remarks [filed under]
Annotation Text[Machaeranthera tanacetifolia var. pygmaea A. Gray, Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 74. 1853 is a sphalm. In Syn. Fl. N. Amer. Gray incorrectly cites the species name as "Machaeranthera canescens, var. humilis & var. pygmaea, Gray, Pl. Wright. ii. 74"]
Taxon Reference(for Aster tanacetifolius var. pygmaeus A. Gray) Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1884. 1(2): 206.
Determination Leucosyris parviflora (A. Gray) Pruski & R. L. Hartman
Determined byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2017
Determination Remarks [current name]
Determination Arida parviflora (A. Gray) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartman
Determined byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2007
Determination Machaeranthera parviflora A. Gray
Determined byTurner, Billie Lee
Date Determined1986
Determination Machaeranthera parviflora A. Gray
Determined byHartman, Ronald Lee
Date Determined1975-01-06
Determination Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Nees
Determined by[A. Gray (scripsit) W. T. Kittredge, 2007]
Determination Remarks [label name]
Annotation TextMachaeranthera tanacetifolia var. pygmaea
Determination Aster tanacetifolius var. pygmaeus A. Gray
Determined by[A. Gray (scripsit) W. T. Kittredge, 2007]
Annotation TextSyn. Fl. N. Amer.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks[Date, locality and description from Wright's notes for field #162. "the Salado” is a salt lake east of Lake Santa Maria, Chihuahua, Mexico]

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