Astragalus douglasii (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray var. douglasii

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Astragalus douglasii (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Gray var. douglasii

  • Collector(s)

    T. S. Ross 2762 with Steve Boyd, 01 Jun 1990

  • Location

    United States of America. California. Los Angeles Co. Moody Canyon (a.k.a "The Toilet Bowl of Death"): draining northward from Messenger Flats and Mt. Gleason. Acton USGS 7.5' Quad.

  • Habitat

    Slopes largely vested in impenetrable chaparral- the kind that crazy botanist will still try to penetrate.

  • Description

    Locally scarce herbaceous perennial on decomposed granite; corollas ca. 9-10 mm long (mostly past flowering); pods inflated, 1-celled. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01248679

    Occurrence ID: c41e9675-03c3-44d7-a739-50613f4cf19e

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    California

  • County/Municipio

    Los Angeles Co.

  • Locality

    Moody Canyon (a.k.a "The Toilet Bowl of Death"): draining northward from Messenger Flats and Mt. Gleason. Acton USGS 7.5' Quad

  • Township, Range, Section

    4N, 13W, W/2 NE/4 NW/4 sec 36 north-northwest to SW/4 SW/4 NW/4 sect 25

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1158 - 1341 m. (3799 - 4400 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    34.3957, -118.194

  • 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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RANCHO SANTA ANA BOTANIC GARDEN
Flora of the San Gabriel Mountains
Los Angeles County, California, U.S.A.
Fabaceae
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
01248679
Astragalus douglasii (Torrey & A.Gray) A.Gray
var. douglasii
MOODY CANYON (a.k.a. "The Toilet Bowl of Death"):
draining northward from Messenger Flats and Mt
Gleason. Acton USGS 7.5' quad; T4N ROW, W/2 NE/4
NW/4 sect 36 north-northwest to SW/4 SW/4 NW/4 sect
25; elevation ca 3800-4400 feet.
Slopes largely vested in impenetrable chaparral —
the kind that crazy botanists will still try to penetrate.
Locally scarce herbaceous perennial on decomposed
granite; corollas ca 9-10 mm long (mostly past flowering);
pods inflated, 1-celled.
Timothy S. Ross
Steve Boyd
2762
1 June 1990
BOTANICAL
Garde**
01248679