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Index of Botanical Specimens

<tr><td class='cap'>Other Barcodes on Sheet</td><td class='val'><a href='specimen_search.php?mode=details&barcode=00254813'>00254813</a>; <a href='specimen_search.php?mode=details&barcode=00254811'>00254811</a>; <a href='specimen_search.php?mode=details&barcode=00254812'>00254812</a></td></tr>
ClassificationAsteraceae: Aster
Classification 1Asteraceae: Machaeranthera
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (5 items with 2 preparations)
Barcode(s)<a href='specimen_search.php?barcode='>00009956</a>; <a href='specimen_search.php?barcode='>00009955</a>
Type StatusSyntype, Holotype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number1151
CountryUnited States of America
StateNew Mexico
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: New Mexico: Grant County
LocalityN. Mex. [near Ojo de Gavilan]
Date Collected1851-08-30
Habitat[On rocky hills]
Remarks[Date, locality and habitat from Wright's notes for field #377]
Organism/Item1 of 2
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/38d1ccd0-c4a0-467d-b33f-10eccec4c1f9
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00009956
HerbariumGH
Previous ownership[Ex] Herb. John A. Lowell. Transferred from The Boston Society of Natural History to the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, October 2, 1941
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Machaeranthera humilis Standley
Verified byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2007
Determination Remarks[Machaeranthera tanacetifolia var. humilis A. Gray, Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 74. 1853 is a sphalm., var. humilis is a descriptive term in lower case letters, Gray always used capitals for his epithets]
Taxon Reference(for Machaeranthera humilis Standley) Muhlenbergia 1909. 5: 48.
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status Isosyntype
Isosyntype of Aster tanacetifolius var. pygmaeus A. Gray
Verified byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2007
Determination Remarks [filed under]
Annotation Text[In Syn. Fl. N. Amer. Gray incorrectly cites the species name as "Machaeranthera canescens, var. humilis & var. pygmaea, Gray, Pl. Wright. ii. 74". Since he cites both unpublished varieties the two cited specimens are Syntypes]
Taxon Reference(for Aster tanacetifolius var. pygmaeus A. Gray) Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1884. 1(2): 206.
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera tagetina Greene
Determined byTurner, Billie Lee
Date Determined1986
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Nees
Determined byBoufford, David Edward
Date Determined1983
Annotation TextIsotype Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Nees var. humilis A. Gray Smithsoniana Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 74. 1853. [var. humilis is a descriptive term in lower case letters, Gray always used capitals for his epithets]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster tanacetifolius var. pygmaeus A. Gray
Determined by[annotation on sheet]
Annotation TextGray's Fl. N. A. 1 pt. 2 p. 206
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Nees
Determination Remarks [label name]
Annotation Textvar. humilis Gr. [ined.] Gray's Pl. Wright 2. 74
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Organism/Item2 of 2
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/35d92686-a447-4bde-a005-6ec1402bacf9
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00009955
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status Syntype
Syntype of Aster tanacetifolius var. pygmaeus A. Gray
Verified byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2007
Determination Remarks [filed under]
Taxon Reference(for Aster tanacetifolius var. pygmaeus A. Gray) Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1884. 1(2): 206.
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status Holotype
Holotype of Machaeranthera humilis Standley
Verified byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2007
Taxon Reference(for Machaeranthera humilis Standley) Muhlenbergia 1909. 5: 48.
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera tagetina Greene
Determined byTurner, Billie Lee
Date Determined1986
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Nees
Determined byBoufford, David Edward
Date Determined1983
Annotation TextHolotype Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Nees var. humilis A. Gray Smithsoniana Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 74. 1853. [var. humilis is a descriptive term in lower case letters, Gray always used capitals for his epithets]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Nees
Determined by[A. Gray (scripsit) W. T. Kittredge, 2007]
Determination Remarks [label name]
Annotation TextMachaeranthera tanacetifolia var. sqaumis append. brevibus
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster tanacetifolius var. pygmaeus A. Gray
Determined by[A. Gray (scripsit) W. T. Kittredge, 2007]
Annotation TextSyn. Fl. N. Amer.
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster tagetinus (Greene) S. F. Blake
Determined by[I. M. Johnston (scripsit) W. T. Kittredge, 2007]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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<tr><td class='cap'>Other Barcodes on Sheet</td><td class='val'><a href='specimen_search.php?mode=details&barcode=00254814'>00254814</a></td></tr>
ClassificationAsteraceae: Aster
Classification 1Asteraceae: Leucosyris
Classification 2Asteraceae: Arida
Classification 3Asteraceae: Machaeranthera
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Barcode(s)<a href='specimen_search.php?barcode='>00009957</a>
Type StatusLectotype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number1395
CountryMexico
StateChihuahua
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): Mexico: Chihuahua
Locality[valley of the Salado, between El Paso and Chihuahua]
Date Collected1852-04-18
Remarks[Date, locality and description from Wright's notes for field #162. "the Salado” is a salt lake east of Lake Santa Maria, Chihuahua, Mexico]
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/2427c7db-1886-4bd4-b113-631f6aabedd1
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00009957
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status Lectotype
Lectotype of Aster tanacetifolius var. pygmaeus A. Gray
Verified byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2007
Determination Remarks [filed under]
Annotation Text[Machaeranthera tanacetifolia var. pygmaea A. Gray, Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 74. 1853 is a sphalm. In Syn. Fl. N. Amer. Gray incorrectly cites the species name as "Machaeranthera canescens, var. humilis & var. pygmaea, Gray, Pl. Wright. ii. 74"]
Taxon Reference(for Aster tanacetifolius var. pygmaeus A. Gray) Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1884. 1(2): 206.
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Leucosyris parviflora (A. Gray) Pruski & R. L. Hartman
Determined byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2017
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Arida parviflora (A. Gray) D. R. Morgan & R. L. Hartman
Determined byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2007
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera parviflora A. Gray
Determined byTurner, Billie Lee
Date Determined1986
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera parviflora A. Gray
Determined byHartman, Ronald Lee
Date Determined1975-01-06
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Nees
Determined by[A. Gray (scripsit) W. T. Kittredge, 2007]
Determination Remarks [label name]
Annotation TextMachaeranthera tanacetifolia var. pygmaea
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster tanacetifolius var. pygmaeus A. Gray
Determined by[A. Gray (scripsit) W. T. Kittredge, 2007]
Annotation TextSyn. Fl. N. Amer.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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<tr><td class='cap'>Other Barcodes on Sheet</td><td class='val'><a href='specimen_search.php?mode=details&barcode=00009957'>00009957</a></td></tr>
ClassificationAsteraceae: Machaeranthera
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Barcode(s)<a href='specimen_search.php?barcode='>00254814</a>
Collector
CountryUnited States of America
StateMassachusetts
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Massachusetts: Middlesex County: Cambridge
LocalityHort. Cantab. [cultivated at the Harvard Botanic Garden]
Date Collected1853
Remarkse sem. Wright [from seed provided by C. Wright]
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/31d0c675-9904-410b-b334-c2582a5a7951
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00254814
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Nees
Determined byTurner, Billie Lee
Date Determined1986
Determination Remarks [filed under] [current name]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Nees
Determined byHartman, Ronald Lee
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationAsteraceae: Machaeranthera
Classification 1Asteraceae: Aster
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (2 items with 1 preparation)
Barcode(s)<a href='specimen_search.php?barcode='>00872246</a>; <a href='specimen_search.php?barcode='>00872247</a>
CollectorE. Hall & J. P. Harbour
Collector number285
CountryUnited States of America
StateColorado
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Colorado
LocalityRocky Mountain Flora, Lat. 39°-41°
Date Collected1862
Organism/Item1 of 2
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/6cba0595-b00e-477f-95e9-6f9970e8927d
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00872246
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status Syntype
Syntype of Aster pattersonii var. hallii A. Gray
Verified byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2017
Determination Remarks [filed under]
Annotation Text(plants on bottom of sheet)
Taxon Reference(for Aster pattersonii var. hallii A. Gray) Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 1878. 13: 372.
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Dieteria canescens (Pursh) Nuttall
Determined byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2017
Determination Remarks [current name]
Annotation Textvar. canescens
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera canescens A. Gray
Determined byTurner, Billie Lee
Date Determined1986
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera varians Greene
Determined by[annotation on sheet]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera canescens var. viridis A. Gray
Determined by[A. Gray (scripsit) W. T. Kittredge, 2017]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster pattersonii var. hallii A. Gray
Determined by[A. Gray (scripsit) W. T. Kittredge, 2017]
Annotation Textfolia integerrima
FamilyAsteraceae
DeterminationNot Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Nees
Determined by[A. Gray (scripsit) W. T. Kittredge, 2017]
Annotation Textnon
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Nees
Determination Remarks [label name]
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Organism/Item2 of 2
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/4cf06973-49bd-4af2-a1b7-584f5a438905
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00872247
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Nees
Determined byTurner, Billie Lee
Date Determined1986
Determination Remarks [filed under] [current name]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster tanacetifolius Kunth
Determined by[A. Gray (scripsit) W. T. Kittredge, 2017]
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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<tr><td class='cap'>Other Barcodes on Sheet</td><td class='val'><a href='specimen_search.php?mode=details&barcode=00254813'>00254813</a>; <a href='specimen_search.php?mode=details&barcode=00254811'>00254811</a>; <a href='specimen_search.php?mode=details&barcode=00254812'>00254812</a></td></tr>
ClassificationAsteraceae: Aster
Classification 1Asteraceae: Machaeranthera
Complex ObjectThis is a complex collection object (5 items with 2 preparations)
Barcode(s)<a href='specimen_search.php?barcode='>00009956</a>; <a href='specimen_search.php?barcode='>00009955</a>
Type StatusSyntype, Holotype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number1151
CountryUnited States of America
StateNew Mexico
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: New Mexico: Grant County
LocalityN. Mex. [near Ojo de Gavilan]
Date Collected1851-08-30
Habitat[On rocky hills]
Remarks[Date, locality and habitat from Wright's notes for field #377]
Organism/Item1 of 2
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/38d1ccd0-c4a0-467d-b33f-10eccec4c1f9
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00009956
HerbariumGH
Previous ownership[Ex] Herb. John A. Lowell. Transferred from The Boston Society of Natural History to the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, October 2, 1941
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status Isotype
Isotype of Machaeranthera humilis Standley
Verified byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2007
Determination Remarks[Machaeranthera tanacetifolia var. humilis A. Gray, Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 74. 1853 is a sphalm., var. humilis is a descriptive term in lower case letters, Gray always used capitals for his epithets]
Taxon Reference(for Machaeranthera humilis Standley) Muhlenbergia 1909. 5: 48.
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status Isosyntype
Isosyntype of Aster tanacetifolius var. pygmaeus A. Gray
Verified byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2007
Determination Remarks [filed under]
Annotation Text[In Syn. Fl. N. Amer. Gray incorrectly cites the species name as "Machaeranthera canescens, var. humilis & var. pygmaea, Gray, Pl. Wright. ii. 74". Since he cites both unpublished varieties the two cited specimens are Syntypes]
Taxon Reference(for Aster tanacetifolius var. pygmaeus A. Gray) Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1884. 1(2): 206.
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera tagetina Greene
Determined byTurner, Billie Lee
Date Determined1986
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Nees
Determined byBoufford, David Edward
Date Determined1983
Annotation TextIsotype Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Nees var. humilis A. Gray Smithsoniana Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 74. 1853. [var. humilis is a descriptive term in lower case letters, Gray always used capitals for his epithets]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster tanacetifolius var. pygmaeus A. Gray
Determined by[annotation on sheet]
Annotation TextGray's Fl. N. A. 1 pt. 2 p. 206
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Nees
Determination Remarks [label name]
Annotation Textvar. humilis Gr. [ined.] Gray's Pl. Wright 2. 74
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Organism/Item2 of 2
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/35d92686-a447-4bde-a005-6ec1402bacf9
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00009955
HerbariumGH
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status Syntype
Syntype of Aster tanacetifolius var. pygmaeus A. Gray
Verified byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2007
Determination Remarks [filed under]
Taxon Reference(for Aster tanacetifolius var. pygmaeus A. Gray) Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1884. 1(2): 206.
FamilyAsteraceae
Type Status Holotype
Holotype of Machaeranthera humilis Standley
Verified byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2007
Taxon Reference(for Machaeranthera humilis Standley) Muhlenbergia 1909. 5: 48.
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera tagetina Greene
Determined byTurner, Billie Lee
Date Determined1986
Determination Remarks [current name]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Nees
Determined byBoufford, David Edward
Date Determined1983
Annotation TextHolotype Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Nees var. humilis A. Gray Smithsoniana Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 74. 1853. [var. humilis is a descriptive term in lower case letters, Gray always used capitals for his epithets]
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Nees
Determined by[A. Gray (scripsit) W. T. Kittredge, 2007]
Determination Remarks [label name]
Annotation TextMachaeranthera tanacetifolia var. sqaumis append. brevibus
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster tanacetifolius var. pygmaeus A. Gray
Determined by[A. Gray (scripsit) W. T. Kittredge, 2007]
Annotation TextSyn. Fl. N. Amer.
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Aster tagetinus (Greene) S. F. Blake
Determined by[I. M. Johnston (scripsit) W. T. Kittredge, 2007]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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ClassificationAsteraceae: Machaeranthera
Barcode(s)02499925
CollectorD. E. Boufford
Collector number10631
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas: Pecos County
LocalityBakersfield: Along U.S. route 90 in Bakersfield
Date Collected1973-07-06
HabitatShrub desert
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/c2cdf687-a273-4223-8fa7-e42ecb756186
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode02499925
HerbariumA
FamilyAsteraceae
Determination Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Nees
Determination Remarks [filed under] [current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyNotDetermined
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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