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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAsclepiadaceae: Asclepias
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00267324
Type StatusIsosyntype
CollectorG. Thurber
Collector number344
CountryMexico
StateSonora
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Mexico: Sonora
Locality[data not captured]
Date Collected1851-06-**
HabitatPrairies
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/76acae2b-8464-45df-bd90-fdd6000ceadd
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00267324
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Type Status Isosyntype
Isosyntype of Asclepias brachystephana Engelmann ex Torrey
Verified byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2008
Taxon Reference(for Asclepias brachystephana Engelmann ex Torrey) Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. 1-20 Apr 1859. 163.
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Determination Asclepias brachystephana Engelmann ex Torrey
Determined byJ. P. Therrien (KANU)
Date Determined1998-04-**
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Determination Asclepias brachystephana Engelmann ex Torrey
Determined byA. Gray
Determination Remarks[A. Gray (scripsit)]
Annotation TextSyn. Fl. N. Amer.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlowerAndFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Item Remarks[Engelmann's original description in packet]
Remarks& 421, Fronteras [pencil annotation added by A.Gray (scripsit). This annotation makes it unclear which number this specimen represents, both numbers being Syntype collections.]

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