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Index of Botanical Specimens

ClassificationAmaranthaceae
Classification 1Amaranthaceae: Amaranthus
Classification 2Amaranthaceae
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode(s)00247229
Type StatusIsosyntype, Probable Isotype
CollectorC. Wright
Collector number581
CountryUnited States of America
StateTexas
GeographyNorth America: North America (CA, US, MX) (Region): United States of America: Texas: Hudspeth County
Locality[Rio Grande Valley, 40-60 miles below el Paso]
Locality Remarks[locality and date from Wright's notes for field #1167, written on sheet by I. M. Johnston (scripsit) W. T. Kittredge, 3 Feb. 2011]
Date Collected1849-09-06
GUIDhttp://purl.oclc.org/net/edu.harvard.huh/guid/uuid/5430ea74-0218-44d6-9565-d55d96e05cc9
Harvard University Herbaria Barcode00247229
HerbariumGH
Previous ownershipex Herb. John A. Lowell
FamilyAmaranthaceae
Determination Acanthochiton wrightii Torrey
Determination Remarks [is label name]
FamilyAmaranthaceae
Determination Amaranthus acanthochiton (Torrey) J. D. Sauer
Determined bySauer, Jonathan Deiniger
Date Determined1952
Determination Remarks [is Current name]
Annotation TextProbably the collection of Wright cited by Torrey in original description of the species.
FamilyAmaranthaceae
Type Status Isosyntype
Isosyntype of Acanthochiton wrightii Torrey
Verified byKittredge, Walter Tobey
Date Determined2011
Determination Remarks [is filed under name]
Annotation TextHudspeth Co., Texas
Taxon Reference(for Acanthochiton wrightii Torrey) Rep. Exped. Zuni & Colorado Rivers 1853. 170.
FamilyAmaranthaceae
Type StatusProbable Isotype
Probable Isotype of Acanthochiton wrightii Torrey
Verified byGandhi, Kancheepuram Natarajan
Date Determined2007-09-21
Taxon Reference(for Acanthochiton wrightii Torrey) Rep. Exped. Zuni & Colorado Rivers 1853. 170.
Sexnot determined
PhenologyFruit
Preparation TypeSheet
Preparation MethodPressed
Item Remarks[Mounted on same sheet as another Wright collection, barcode 139298]
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