Astragalus laxmannii var. robustior (Hook.) Barneby & S.L.Welsh
Fabaceae
Melissa Islam [KHD] (4/23/2014)
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Melissa Islam
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2013-05-15
Pam Regensberg; Jennifer Torres
United States of America, Colorado, Fremont, Upper Arkansas River Valley. San Isabel land Protection Trust private ranch, ca. 6.87 air miles southwest of Florence. About a ½ mile south of Chandler Road (Co. Rd 78).
38.33316 -105.21317 WGS84
1825 meters
5986'
Riparian area along Oak Creek beneath cottonwood canopy.
Juniperus monosperma; Juniperus scopulorum; Juncus arcticus var. balticus; Ptelea angustifolia; Populus angustifolia
Frequent in dry creek and banks. Magenta flowers.
Flower
Location within Arkansas Valley Barrens Priority Action Area (Colorado Rare Plant Conservation Initiative, RPCI)
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Jennifer Ackerfield, Head Curator of Biodiversity Collections (jennifer.ackerfield@botanicgardens.org)