Astragalus alpinus L. var. alpinus

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Astragalus alpinus L. var. alpinus

  • Collector(s)

    T. S. Cochrane 10387 with Barbara A. Cochrane, 29 Jul 1984

  • Location

    United States of America. Colorado. Clear Creek Co. Western slope of the Colorado Front Range, valley of South Clear Creek, 2.7 mi. by road N of Guanella Pass Campground, 4 mi. due S of Georgetown & 12 mi. due SE of Idaho Springs.

  • Habitat

    Subalpine zone: Populus tremuloides stand with grassy understory on dry hillside. Soil of loose dirt and gravel. Open roadbank, with A. alpinus, Castilleja septentrionalis, etc.

  • Description

    Infl. almost tricolorous, petals white at base, the keel and standard blue-violet (red-violet when young) toward tips. Phenology of specimen: Fruit, Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01215460

    Occurrence ID: 3b725e43-18c2-4b65-8435-d5fda8881398

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Colorado

  • County/Municipio

    Clear Creek Co.

  • Locality

    Western slope of the Colorado Front Range, valley of South Clear Creek, 2.7 mi. by road N of Guanella Pass Campground, 4 mi. due S of Georgetown & 12 mi. due SE of Idaho Springs

  • Township, Range, Section

    5S, 74W, 6 ne ¼

  • Elevation

    Alt. 3200 m. (10499 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    39.6467, -105.718

  • Georeferencing Method

    TRS Conversion Calculator. Used TRS2LL tool (defunct, now: TRS-data conversion tool, Montana State University, www.esg.montana.edu/gl/trs-data.html) to convert TRS coordinates (Township, Range, Section; Public Land Survey System) to decimal degrees.

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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