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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationBrassicaceae: Lesquerella
Classification 1Brassicaceae: Physaria
Classification 2Brassicaceae: Vesicaria
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00019328
Type StatusLectotype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number848
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas: Uvalde County
LocalityRio Frio & Leona
Date Collected1851-05-14
Habitat[Mesquite prairies]
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/d1e1ebb2-e242-4c11-84fb-b7517fb9d602
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00019328
HerbariumGH
FamilyBrassicaceae
Type Status Lectotype
Lectotype of Lesquerella gracilis var. sessilis S. Watson
Verified byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2009
Taxon Reference(for Lesquerella gracilis var. sessilis S. Watson) Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 1888. 23: 253.
FamilyBrassicaceae
Determination Physaria sessilis (S. Watson) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz
Determined byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2009
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyBrassicaceae
Determination Lesquerella sessilis (S. Watson) Small
Determined byR. C. Rollins & E. A. Shaw
Date Determined1970
Annotation TextHolotype
FamilyBrassicaceae
Determination Lesquerella sessilis (S. Watson) Small
Determined byR. C. Rollins
Date Determined1957-02-**
Annotation TextNote raised trichomes on interior of silique
FamilyBrassicaceae
Determination Vesicaria angustifolia Nuttall ex Torrey & A. Gray
Determined byA. Gray
Determination Remarks[A. Gray (scripsit)] [label name]
FamilyBrassicaceae
Determination Lesquerella gracilis var. sessilis S. Watson
Determined byS. Watson
Determination Remarks[S. Watson (scripsit)]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks[date and habitat from Wright's notes for field #40, 1st coll.]

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