Astragalus chamaemeniscus Barneby

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Astragalus chamaemeniscus Barneby

  • Collector(s)

    K. H. McKnight 57 with Calvin McMillan, 29 May 1942

  • Location

    United States of America. Nevada. White Pine Co. Newark Valley-48 miles west of Ely.

  • Habitat

    Slope: 3% NW. Sagebrush. Common. Deep clay loam.

  • Description

    Type: shrub; Usual size of plant: 2"; Flowering period: May. Phenology of specimen: Fertile, Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 801458

    Occurrence ID: 0ef37ef7-982b-4002-bfc3-345c4716dd0d

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Astragalus chamaemeniscus Barneby det R. C. Barneby, 1957
    Note: ! Duane Isley 1967; ! J. Andrew Alexander November 2003; [written on annotation label of J. Andrew Alexander: upper plant with wider stipules, more like A. cibarius]; [Cited as this species in The Atlas of North American Astragalus, Mem. NYBG. 1964.]

    Xylophacos cibarius (E.Sheld.) Rydb.

  • Narratives

    Astragalus chamaemeniscus

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Nevada

  • County/Municipio

    White Pine Co.

  • Locality

    Newark Valley-48 miles west of Ely.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1981.2 m. (6500 ft.)

  • Distribution

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