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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAsclepiadaceae: Asclepias
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00062389
Type StatusIsolectotype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number1692
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas: Pecos County
LocalityN. Mex. [Leon Springs to the Limpio]
Date Collected1851-06-09
Habitat[Prairie-dog towns]
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/38b77be3-8191-4508-b7a5-f490c261a70e
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00062389
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipTransferred from the Boston Society of Natural History to GH, Oct. 2, 1941
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Type Status Isolectotype
Isolectotype of Asclepias brachystephana Engelmann ex Torrey
Verified byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2008
Determination Remarks[Lectotype: MO]
Taxon Reference(for Asclepias brachystephana Engelmann ex Torrey) Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. 1-20 Apr 1859. 163.
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Determination Asclepias brachystephana Engelmann ex Torrey
Determined byJ. P. Therrien (KANU)
Date Determined1998-04-**
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Determination Asclepias brachystephana Engelmann ex Torrey
Determination Remarks [label name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks[Date, locality and habitat from Wright's notes for field #389, 1st coll.]

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