Astragalus alpinus L.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Astragalus alpinus L.

  • Collector(s)

    J. M. Saarela 3503 with P.C. Sokoloff, R.D. Bull, 07 Jul 2014

  • Location

    Canada. Nunavut. Kitikmeot Region. Confluence of Coppermine River and Melville Creek, just W of Coppermine Mountains.

  • Habitat

    Rocky river floodplain and meadow. Dasiphora fruticosa, Hedysarum americanum, Salix spp., Castilleja caudata, Symphyotrichum pygmaeum. Uncommon.

  • Description

    Flowers purple.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3697263

    Occurrence ID: 7505c77d-d47c-4d18-aef4-c0a9d24868fd

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Astragalus alpinus L. det P. C. Sokoloff, 2015

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Canada

  • State/Province

    Nunavut

  • County/Municipio

    Kitikmeot Region

  • Locality

    Confluence of Coppermine River and Melville Creek, just W of Coppermine Mountains

  • Elevation

    Alt. 178 - 190 m. (584 - 623 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    67.2644, -115.515

  • Georeferencing Method

    Corrected label coordinates. Correction sent by J.M. Saarela and P.C. Sokoloff, Canadian Museum of Nature, November 2019, with note: "The coordinates on the original label are incorrect; correct coordinates are: [as written]"

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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Plants of Nunavut, Canada
Astragalus alpinus L.
Det.: P.C. Sokoloff, 2015
rabaceae
Kitikmeot Region: Confluence of Coppermine River and Melville
Creek, just W of Coppermine Mountains. 67°15'52"N 67°30'55 3"W
Accuracy: ±350m. Datum: WGS84. Elev.: 178-190m.’
Rocky river floodplain and meadow. Uncommon.
Associates: Dasiphorafruticosa, Hedysarum americanum, Salix sen
Castilleja caudata, Symphyotrichum pygmaeum
Flowers purple.
J.M. Saarela, P.C. Sokoloff, R.D. Bull 3503
Silica gel collection.
July 7,2014
Fieldwork supported by the Polar Continental Shelf Project and the CMN
National Herbaria«, of Canada (CAN), Canadian Musenn, „fNature
Specimen cited in: Saarela JM, Sokoloff PC, Bull RD. 2017. Vascular plant
biodiversity of the lower Coppermine River valley and vicinity (Nunavut, Canada)-
an annotated checklist of an Arctic flora. PeerJ 5:e2835 DOI 10.7717/peeij 2835
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