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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAmaranthaceae: Acanthochiton
Classification 1Amaranthaceae: Amaranthus
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00247229
Type StatusProbable Isotype, Isosyntype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number581
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas: Hudspeth County
Locality[Rio Grande Valley, 40-60 miles below el Paso]
Locality Remarks[locality and date from Wright's notes for field #1167, written on sheet by I. M. Johnston (scripsit) W. T. Kittredge, 3 Feb. 2011]
Date Collected1849-09-06
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/5430ea74-0218-44d6-9565-d55d96e05cc9
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00247229
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipex Herb. John A. Lowell
FamilyAmaranthaceae
Type StatusProbable Isotype
Probable Isotype of Acanthochiton wrightii Torrey
Verified byGandhi, Kancheepuram Natarajan
Date Determined2007-09-21
Taxon Reference(for Acanthochiton wrightii Torrey) Rep. Exped. Zuni & Colorado Rivers 1853. 170.
FamilyAmaranthaceae
Type Status Isosyntype
Isosyntype of Acanthochiton wrightii Torrey
Verified byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2011
Determination Remarks [filed under]
Annotation TextHudspeth Co., Texas
Taxon Reference(for Acanthochiton wrightii Torrey) Rep. Exped. Zuni & Colorado Rivers 1853. 170.
FamilyAmaranthaceae
Determination Amaranthus acanthochiton (Torrey) J. D. Sauer
Determined bySauer, Jonathan Deiniger
Date Determined1952
Determination Remarks [current name]
Annotation TextProbably the collection of Wright cited by Torrey in original description of the species.
FamilyAmaranthaceae
Determination Acanthochiton wrightii Torrey
Determination Remarks [label name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Item Remarks[Mounted on same sheet as another Wright collection, barcode 139298]
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