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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationPolemoniaceae: Phlox
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00375572
Type StatusSyntype
CollectorF. Searls
CountryUnited States of America
StateNevada
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Nevada
LocalityPahranagat Mountains, S. E. Nevada
Date Collected1871
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/5fcd8cd5-513f-464c-9884-04566373ca82
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00375572
HerbariumGH
FamilyPolemoniaceae
Type Status Syntype
Syntype of Phlox dolichantha A. Gray
Verified byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2013
Determination Remarks [filed under]
Taxon Reference(for Phlox dolichantha A. Gray) Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 1887. 22: 310.
FamilyPolemoniaceae
Determination Phlox dolichantha A. Gray
Determined byYoungberg, Florence Jeanette
Date Determined1934-06-**
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyPolemoniaceae
Determination Phlox superba Brand
Determined byE.T.W. [E. T. Wherry]
Date Determined1938
Annotation TextGray's description of P. dolichantha was based on the California plant, although he cited this Nevada locality. The type specimen of a species should be regarded as that on which its description was based, hence this Nevada plant is not the type, as annotated.
FamilyPolemoniaceae
Determination Phlox stansburyi (Torrey) A. Heller
Determined by[i. M. Johnston (scripsit) annotation on sheet, W. T. Kittredge, 2013]
FamilyPolemoniaceae
Determination Phlox dolichantha A. Gray
Determined by[i. M. Johnston (scripsit) annotation on sheet, W. T. Kittredge, 2013]
Annotation TextType
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Thumbnail image of sheet
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Remarksca, lat. 37°20', long. 115°20'. This specimen was originally on the sheet with one from Bear Valley, Calif. E.T.W. [E. T. Wherry], 1938

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