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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAsteraceae: Thelesperma
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00263259
Type StatusIsosyntype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number1231 [bis]
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas
LocalityN. Mex.
Date Collected1849
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/738d804a-3dfa-45be-a19a-5499db84bcc6
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00263259
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipex Herb. John A. Lowell, transferred from the Boston Society of Natural History to GH, Oct. 2, 1941
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status Isosyntype
Isosyntype of Thelesperma longipes A. Gray
Verified byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2008
Taxon Reference(for Thelesperma longipes A. Gray) Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 1852. 3(5): 109.
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Thelesperma longipes A. Gray
Determined byT. E. Melchert (TEX)
Date Determined1962
Determination Remarks [label name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks[Protologue: "Also abundant in the collection of 1851". In Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 90. 1853 Gray states, "Stony hills of the San Pedro and Pecos, Western Texas; May. (1231 bis.)" The "San Pedro" is the Devils River, Val Verde Co. The Pecos River is in Pecos Co., probably collected in June.]

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