Astragalus mollissimus var. matthewsii (S.Watson) Barneby

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Astragalus mollissimus var. matthewsii (S.Watson) Barneby

  • Collector(s)

    T. Wright 1061 with Marc Baker, 11 May 1994

  • Location

    United States of America. Arizona. Apache Co. NW of Springerville, off of Hwy 60, 4.8 km south on Rd 117 (Apache Co. Rd 3623 on west side of road). N37 85 500 E 3 34 400.

  • Habitat

    Bouteloua gracilis grassland with basalt rock and gravel, red-brown clay soil, with Astragalus lentiginosus, A. mollissimus var. matthewsii, A. nuttallianus, Erigeron concinnus, E. umbellatum, Geranium, Juniperus coahuilensis, Opuntia whipplei, and Potentilla subviscosa.

  • Description

    Dense population, cluster of ca. 50 individuals within 20' x 20'; banner pale white with light violet around edges, wings darker violet, keel pale yellow with violet tip. Ants swarming center of many individuals. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01266045

    Occurrence ID: 43df5a10-fb0e-424b-9564-fb316e958a50

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Arizona

  • County/Municipio

    Apache Co.

  • Locality

    NW of Springerville, off of Hwy 60, 4.8 km south on Rd 117 (Apache Co. Rd 3623 on west side of road). N37 85 500 E 3 34 400

  • Township, Range, Section

    9N, 27E, 1 NW¼SE¼

  • Elevation

    Alt. 2323 m. (7621 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    34.2057, -109.437

  • 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

  • Distribution

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FABACEAE OF ARIZONA
Apache County
Astragalus mollissimus Torrey
var. matthewsii (S. Wats.) Bameby
N37 85 500 E3 34 400; T9N R27E NW% SE'A S. 1; 7620’
elevation; NW of Springerville, off of Hwy 60, 4.8k south on
Rd 117 (Apache Co. Rd. 3123 on west side of road); Bouteloua
gracilis grassland with basalt rock and gravel, red-brown clay
soil, with Astragalus lentiginosus, A. mollissimus var.
matthewsii, A. nuttallianus, Erigeron concirmus, Eriogonum
umbellatum, Geranium, Juniperus coahuilensis, Opuntia
whipplei, and Potentilla subviscosa.
Dense population, cluster of ca. 50 individuals within 20’
X 20’; Banner pale white with light violet around edges, wings
darker violet, keel pale yellow with violet tip. Ants swarming
center of many individuals.
Theresa Wright 1061 11 May 1994
Marc Baker
01266045