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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAsclepiadaceae: Asclepias
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00062393
Type StatusIsosyntype
CollectorJosiah Gregg
CountryMexico
StateCoahuila
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Mexico: Coahuila
LocalityWest of Saltillo
Date Collected1847-04-09
HabitatDry valleys
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/a8973549-91f4-4c59-9d5b-289fe8a63491
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00062393
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Type Status Isosyntype
Isosyntype of Asclepias brachystephana Engelmann ex Torrey
Verified byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2008
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
Item Remarks[mounted with Isosyntype of Thurber 344 & non-type specimen of Thurber 421, 267324]
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