Astragalus gilviflorus E.Sheld.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Astragalus gilviflorus E.Sheld.

  • Collector(s)

    C. C. Freeman 3138, 20 Jun 1990

  • Location

    United States of America. Kansas. Rawlins Co. Ca. 11 mi S & 6 mi E of McDonald. N-S trending draws on the S side of Beaver Creek, E of the Dewey Ranch.

  • Habitat

    Grazed, upland, shortgrass prairie and rocky slopes below outcrops of the Ogallala formation.

  • Description

    Locally common on gravelly middle and upper slopes, especially where Ogallala outcrops best developed. Thousands of plants in two canyons. Phenology of specimen: Fertile.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01249771

    Occurrence ID: ee22fc08-2d33-483f-97bf-bc37c6585086

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Kansas

  • County/Municipio

    Rawlins Co.

  • Locality

    Ca. 11 mi S & 6 mi E of McDonald. N-S trending draws on the S side of Beaver Creek, E of the Dewey Ranch

  • Township, Range, Section

    5S, 35W, 7 E½ W½

  • Elevation

    Alt. 975 - 1006 m. (3199 - 3301 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    39.633, -101.292

  • 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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PLANTS OF KANSAS
Astragalus gilviflorus Sheld.
Kansas. Rawlins Co. E 1/2 sec 7, W 1/2 sec 8, T5S, R35W. Ca 11 mi S &
6 mi E of McDonald. N-S trending draws on the S side erf Beaver Creek,
E of the Dewey Ranch. Elev. 3200-3300 ft.
Grazed, upland, shortgrass prairie and rocky slopes below outcrops of the
Ogallala Formation.
Locally common on gravelly middle and upper slopes, especially where
Ogallala outcrops best developed. Thousands erf plants in two canyons.
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01249771
20 June 1990
Craig C. Freeman #3138
The Ronald L. McGregor Herbarium
University of Kansas	Lawrence, KS U.S.A.
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