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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationConvolvulaceae: Cuscuta
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (4 items with 1 preparation)
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)01082452
Other Barcodes on Sheet01082453; 01082454; 01082455
Type StatusIsosyntype
CollectorF. J. Lindheimer
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas: Harris County: Houston
LocalityTexas [protologue: “west of Houston” ]
Date Collected1842-04-**
Habitatdry prairies
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/a7340b52-1322-46a9-834d-fffe16ef8599
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode01082452
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipex George Engelmann M.D. St. Louis, Mo.
FamilyConvolvulaceae
Type Status Isosyntype
Isosyntype of Cuscuta verrucosa var. hispidula Engelmann
Verified byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2017
Determination Remarks [filed under]
Annotation TextISOTYPE
Taxon Reference(for Cuscuta verrucosa var. hispidula Engelmann) Amer. J. Sci. Arts 1842. 43(2): 341.
FamilyConvolvulaceae
Determination Cuscuta indecora var. neuropetala (Engelmann) Hitchcock
Determined byBéliz, Tania Del Carmen
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyConvolvulaceae
Determination Cuscuta indecora var. hispidula (Engelmann) Yuncker
Determined byT.G.Y. [T. G. Yuncker (scripsit)]
Date Determined1920-07-08
Annotation TextWright's 1630 on some sheets is not so hispid as this. This is more like var hispidula. [Annotated on sheet]
FamilyConvolvulaceae
Determination Cuscuta verrucosa var. hispidula Engelmann
Determination Remarks [label name]
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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