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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationMimosaceae: Desmanthus
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00274308
Type StatusPossible Isotype
CollectorF. J. Lindheimer
Collector number272
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas: Comal County: New Braunfels
LocalityN. Br
Date Collected1846-08-**
Elevation0 m
ContainerFlora Texana
SubstrateOn rocky soil
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/71623f37-f360-4397-a2dd-b8cc3b97f39f
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00274308
HerbariumGH
FamilyMimosaceae
Type StatusPossible Isotype
Possible Isotype of Desmanthus velutinus Scheele
Verified byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2009
Annotation TextPossible Isotype
Taxon Reference(for Desmanthus velutinus Scheele) Linnaea 1848. 21: 455.
FamilyMimosaceae
Determination Desmanthus velutinus Scheele
Determined byLuckow, Melissa A.
Date Determined1988
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyMimosaceae
Determination Desmanthus velutinus Scheele
Determined by[A. Gray (scripsit) J. McI. Shapiro, 2020]
Determination Remarks [label name]
Annotation Text[Annotated on sheet]
FamilyMimosaceae
Determination Desmanthus velutinus Scheele
Determined byRobinson, Benjamin Lincoln
Annotation TextSyn. Fl. N. Amer.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlowerAndFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks[field #]272 [Gray states in Boston J. Nat. Hist. 6(2): 184. 1850, "This [Desmanthus falcatus] does not grow in dry rocky soil, nor the foregoing [Desmanthus velutinus] in wet places, as is stated by Scheele, who has evidently transposed the tickets of these two plants."]

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