| Classification | Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s) | 00062389 | 
| Type Status | Isolectotype | 
| Collector | C. Wright | 
| Collector number | 1692 | 
| Country | United States of America | 
| State | Texas | 
| Geography | North America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas: Pecos County | 
| Locality | N. Mex. [Leon Springs to the Limpio] | 
| Date Collected | 1851-06-09 | 
| Habitat | [Prairie-dog towns] | 
| GUID | http://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/38b77be3-8191-4508-b7a5-f490c261a70e | 
| Harvard University Herbaria Barcode | 00062389 | 
| Herbarium | GH | 
| Previous ownership | Transferred from the Boston Society of Natural History to GH, Oct. 2, 1941 | 
| Family | Asclepiadaceae | 
| Type Status | Isolectotype | 
| Isolectotype of | Asclepias brachystephana Engelmann ex Torrey | 
| Verified by | W. T. Kittredge | 
| Date Determined | 2008 | 
| Determination Remarks | [Lectotype: MO] | 
| Taxon Reference | (for  Asclepias brachystephana Engelmann ex Torrey) Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. 1-20 Apr 1859. 163. | 
| Family | Asclepiadaceae | 
| Determination | Asclepias brachystephana Engelmann ex Torrey | 
| Determined by | J. P. Therrien (KANU) | 
| Date Determined | 1998-04-** | 
| Determination Remarks | [current name] | 
| Family | Asclepiadaceae | 
| Determination | Asclepias brachystephana Engelmann ex Torrey | 
| Determination Remarks | [label name] | 
| Sex | not determined | 
| Phenology | Flower | 
| Preparation Type | Sheet | 
| Preparation Method | Pressed |