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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAsclepiadaceae: Asclepias
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00076151
Type StatusIsolectotype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number1691
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas: El Paso County: El Paso
LocalityN. Mex.
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/97c2122a-8d1c-478b-b7c4-db8084f03f05
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00076151
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipTransferred from the Boston Society of Natural History to GH, Oct. 2, 1941
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Type Status Isolectotype
Isolectotype of Asclepias macrotis Torrey
Verified byW. T. Kittredge
Date Determined2008
Determination Remarks[Lectotype: MO]
Taxon Reference(for Asclepias macrotis Torrey) Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound., Bot. 1-20 Apr 1859. 164.
FamilyAsclepiadaceae
Determination Asclepias macrotis Torrey
Determination Remarks [label name] [current name]
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFlower
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
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Remarks[Field #22, 2nd coll., "19 July 1851, sides of mountains at Frontera" and #297, "6 May 1852, stony hills near Frontera, fl. light purple"]

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