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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAmaranthaceae: Gomphrena
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00263879
Type StatusIsosyntype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number593
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas: Val Verde County
LocalityWestern Texas to El Paso, New Mexico, [Devils River]
Date Collected1849-08-01
Habitat[Base of hills]
Vernacular Name[bachelor-button]
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/6b48c87b-ebb2-4266-aac7-f7d8574fbec1
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00263879
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipTransferred from the Boston Society of Natural History to GH, Oct. 2, 1941
FamilyAmaranthaceae
Type Status Isosyntype
Isosyntype of Gomphrena tuberifera Torrey
Verified byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2008
Taxon Reference(for Gomphrena tuberifera Torrey) Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. 1-20 Apr 1859. 181.
FamilyAmaranthaceae
Determination Gomphrena haageana Klotzsch
Determined byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2008
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyAmaranthaceae
Determination Gomphrena tuberifera Torrey
Determination Remarks [label name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks[Date, locality, habitat and vernacular name from Wright's notes for field #787]

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