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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
Determination Asclepias brachystephana Engelmann ex Torrey
Determined byA. Gray
Determination Remarks[A. Gray (scripsit)]
Annotation TextSyn. Fl. N. Amer.
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Determination Asclepias brachystephana Engelmann ex Torrey
Determined byJ. P. Therrien (KANU)
Date Determined1998-04-**
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
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.
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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