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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAgavaceae: Agave
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00267618
Type StatusLectotype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number682
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas: Val Verde County
LocalityWestern Texas to El Paso, New Mexico [the San Felipe, and east to the Modina]
Date Collected1849-07-19
Habitat[High prairies]
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/2b4c7655-6e08-41c8-8d67-065d088574e7
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00267618
HerbariumGH
FamilyAgavaceae
Determination Agave lechuguilla Torrey
Date Determined1895
Determination Remarks[pencil annotation on sheet]
Annotation TextA.I.U.[?]
FamilyAgavaceae
Determination Agave lechuguilla Torrey
Determined byH. S. Gentry
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
Annotation TextH.S.G.
FamilyAgavaceae
Type Status Lectotype
Lectotype of Agave lechuguilla Torrey
Verified byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2008
Determination Remarks[step 1, no herbarium cited]
Taxon Reference(for Agave lechuguilla Torrey) Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. 1859. 213.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks[Date, locality and habitat from Wright's notes for field #688, written on sheet by I. M. Johnston (scripsit)]

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