Astragalus ceramicus E.Sheld. var. ceramicus

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Astragalus ceramicus E.Sheld. var. ceramicus

  • Collector(s)

    A. Cronquist 10085, 15 May 1965

  • Location

    United States of America. Arizona. Mohave Co. Near the south base of Steamboat Rock, 2 miles west of Fredonia.

  • Habitat

    Sandy soil.

  • Description

    Creeping extensively below ground and becoming colonial by filiform horizontal roots, sometimes also eventually taprooted. Flowers soft lavender. Mature pods pendulous, inflated, mottled with reddish-brown. Phenology of specimen: Fertile, Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 801214

    Occurrence ID: 392ca77b-8648-4206-b425-6ffcdbeed1f2

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Arizona

  • County/Municipio

    Mohave Co.

  • Locality

    Near the south base of Steamboat Rock, 2 miles west of Fredonia

  • Township, Range, Section

    T41N, R3W, S24

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1433 m. (4701 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    36.94, -112.57

  • 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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HERBARIUM OF
THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
Plants of ARIZONA
Astragalus ceramicus Sheld, var. cerarnicus
determined by R. C. Barneby
MOHAVE CO.: Sandy soil near the south base of
Steambo’at Rock, 2 miles west of Fredonia. Twp.
Ill N., R. 3 W., S. 2l|. Elevation about Li700 ft.
Creeping extensively below ground and becoming
colonial by filiform horizontal roots, some-
times also eventually taprooted. Flowers soft
lavender. Mature pods pendulous, inflated,
mottled with reddish-brown.
Arthur Cronquist 1008^	May l£, 196
VT.
00801214