Astragalus preussii var. laxiflorus A.Gray

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Astragalus preussii var. laxiflorus A.Gray

  • Collector(s)

    W. E. Niles 4568 with P. J. Leary, J.S. Holland, F. H. Landau, 21 Mar 1997

  • Location

    United States of America. Arizona. Mohave Co. Gypsum Hills, ca. 5.0 km west of Grand Wash Cliffs, Lake Mead national Recreation Area.

  • Habitat

    At the base of gypsum outcrops. With Larrea, Lycium andersonii, Ephedra torreyana, and Psorothamnus fremontii. Common.

  • Description

    Flowers ochroleucous. Phenology of specimen: Fruit, Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01264921

    Occurrence ID: 75dbf651-3e35-4dab-b8d5-fabaff3eb908

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Arizona

  • County/Municipio

    Mohave Co.

  • Locality

    Gypsum Hills, ca. 5.0 km west of Grand Wash Cliffs, Lake Mead national Recreation Area

  • Township, Range, Section

    T34N, T33N, R15W, R15W, S32, 33, 4, 9

  • Elevation

    Alt. 584 - 670 m. (1916 - 2198 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    36.2919, -113.912

  • 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.

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Oregon State University Herbarium (OSC)
A REVISION OF ASTRAGALUS SECTION PREUSSIANI
! As Determined
J. Andrew Alexander	November 2003
HERBARIUM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS
PLANTS OF ARIZONA
Astragal us preussi i Gray
var. laxifTorus Gray
Common at the base of gypsum outcrops; flowers
ochroleucous; Gyp Hills, ca. 5.0 km west of Grand
Wash Cliffs, Lake Mead National Recreation Area;
with Larrea, Lycium andersonii, Ephedra
torreyana, and Psorothamnus fremontii, T34N,
R15W, Sec 32, 33; and T33N, R15W, Sec 4, 9; elev
584 to 670 m (1917 to 2200 ft).
P.J.	Leary	Mohave County
J.S.	Holland
F.H.	Landau
W.E.	Niles 4568	21 March 1997
01264921