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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationFabaceae: Astragalus
Classification 1Fabaceae: Kentrophyta
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00058789
Type StatusIsotype
CollectorS. Watson
Collector number291
CountryUnited States of America
StateNevada
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Nevada
Locality[Holmes Creek Valley]
Date Collected1868
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/4eac85f5-d2df-48e1-ae08-0e109e48ac01
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00058789
HerbariumGH
FamilyFabaceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Astragalus kentrophyta var. elatus S. Watson
Determination RemarksWatson's first set (complete specimens) of King's Expedition collections is housed in US; according to Barneby (Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 13: 368. 1964), the US specimen is a fragment; hence, he recognized the GH specimen as the holotype
Taxon Reference(for Astragalus kentrophyta var. elatus S. Watson) Botany [Fortieth Parallel] 1871. 77.
FamilyFabaceae
Determination Astragalus kentrophyta var. elatus S. Watson
Determination Remarks [label name] [current name]
FamilyFabaceae
Determination Kentrophyta impensa (E. Sheldon) Rydberg
Determined byP. A. R. [P. A. Rydberg]
Determination Remarkspencilled on sheet
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Thumbnail image of sheet
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Remarks[locality from protologue]

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