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Label

Accession No. 10683 
Family Fabaceae 
Species Astragalus asclepiadoides M.E. Jones
Common name "milkweed milkvetch"
Collector Information Donna M. Barnes  (4591)  09 June 2005
Geography United States,  Utah, Emery County
Lat./Long. 38°  45' 51.66" N, 111°  21 ' 8.58" W at 5928 feet (1807 m)
Locality Fremont Junction road, N of Cathedral Valley. 
Ecology Entrada Formation, silty, saline soils, salt desert shrub community. 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Astragalus asclepiadoides M.E. Jones

Common Name(s): milkweed milkvetch.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=25426, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Rosidae
                            Order: Fabales
                                Family: Fabaceae
                                    Genus: Astragalus
                                        Species: Astragalus asclepiadoides
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
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Images of other samples of the same species:
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00971
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04040
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08411
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12095
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12095
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12095
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12102
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12102
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12102
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12102
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12537

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
10680 Asclepias labriformis      "Utah milkweed" 81 ft. SW
10679 Chamaesyce fendleri      "Fendler's sandmat" 81 ft. SW
10659 Cleomella palmeriana      "Rocky Mountain stickweed" 1 mi. NW
10678 Dalea flavescens      "prairie-clover" 81 ft. SW
10677 Gaillardia spathulata      "Colorado Plateau blanketflower" 81 ft. SW
10682 Lygodesmia grandiflora  var. arizonica   "Arizona skeleton plant" 81 ft. SW
10681 Orobanche fasciculata      "clustered broomrape" 81 ft. SW

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Post Hollow (Valley) Sevier County, UT 1.2 mi. W   Johns Peak 
Fremont Junction (Populated Place) Sevier County, UT 1.7 mi. W 6815  Old Woman Plateau 
Ivie Creek Bench (Bench) Sevier County, UT 2 mi. NE 6569  Walker Flat 
Peacocks Place (historical) (Locale) Sevier County, UT 2.3 mi. N 6195  Walker Flat 
Jims Farm (Flat) Sevier County, UT 2.2 mi. SW 6959  Johns Peak 
Gilson Valley (Valley) Sevier County, UT 2.7 mi. N   Old Woman Plateau 
Windy Peak (Summit) Sevier County, UT 2.3 mi. E 6746  Walker Flat 
Oak Spring Ranch (Locale) Sevier County, UT 2.3 mi. W 6690  Old Woman Plateau 
Oak Spring Creek (Stream) Sevier County, UT 3.2 mi. NE   Old Woman Plateau 
Trough Hollow (Valley) Sevier County, UT 3.4 mi. N   Old Woman Plateau 
Trough Hollow Creek (Stream) Sevier County, UT 3.4 mi. N   Old Woman Plateau 
North Hollow (Valley) Sevier County, UT 3.3 mi. SE   Willow Springs 
Little Deer Peak (Summit) Sevier County, UT 3.7 mi. S 7763  Johns Peak 
Willow Springs (Spring) Sevier County, UT 3.5 mi. SE 6250  Willow Springs 
Mill Hollow (Valley) Sevier County, UT 3.6 mi. N   Old Woman Plateau 
Saleratus Creek (Stream) Sevier County, UT 3.7 mi. NE   Old Woman Plateau 
Jensen Place (historical) (Locale) Sevier County, UT 4.1 mi. N 6158  Walker Flat 
Oak Spring (Spring) Sevier County, UT 3.4 mi. W 7090  Old Woman Plateau 
North Fork Indian Canyon (Valley) Sevier County, UT 4.3 mi. SE   Willow Springs 
Saleratus Benches (Bench) Sevier County, UT 4.9 mi. N 6657  Walker Flat 

Links

Taxon Links for species Astragalus asclepiadoides  M.E. Jones

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Astragalus+asclepiadoides

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