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Label

Accession No. 16027 
Family Fabaceae 
Species Astragalus desperatus M.E. Jones
Subspecies var. desperatus 
Collector Information D.M. Barnes  (5476)  03 April 2007
Geography United States,  Utah, San Juan County
Lat./Long. 37°  14' 46" N, 109°  38 ' 33" W at 4402 feet (1342 m)
Locality Lower Butler Wash Road, about 1 mile S of the Bluff Airport, cliff overlooking the San Juan River; 
Ecology desert shrub community; rocky-pebbly soil. 

Taxonomy


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

     Astragalus desperatus var. desperatus M.E. Jones

Common Name(s): rimrock milkvetch.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=192450, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Rosidae
                            Order: Fabales
                                Family: Fabaceae
                                    Genus: Astragalus
                                        Species: Astragalus desperatus
                                            Variety: Astragalus desperatus var. desperatus
                                                

Images

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 00981s1.jpg 
00981
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04268
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05911
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06982
specimen image: 08331s1.jpg 
08331
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10412
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10951
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10951
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10951
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10951

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
12580 Castilleja scabrida  var. scabrida   "rough paintbrush" same section
12577 Cymopterus acaulis  var. fendleri   "Fendler's spring parsley" same section
12579 Gilia inconspicua  var. sinuata  same section
12578 Lappula occidentalis      "western stickseed" same section

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Bluff Airport (Airport) San Juan County, UT 2894 ft. NE 4459  Bluff SW 
Butler Wash (Stream) San Juan County, UT 1.4 mi. SW   Hotel Rock 
Hobbs Wash Historical Marker (Park) San Juan County, UT 1.9 mi. NE 4429  Bluff 
Gothic Creek (Stream) San Juan County, UT 2 mi. SW   Toh Atin Mesa West 
Buck Creek (Stream) San Juan County, UT 2 mi. NE   Bluff 
Navajo Spring (Spring) San Juan County, UT 2 mi. NW 4452  Bluff SW 
White Rock Point (Cliff) San Juan County, UT 2.1 mi. E 4689  White Rock Point 
Snake Canyon (Valley) San Juan County, UT 2.7 mi. NW   Bluff SW 
San Juan Hill (Summit) San Juan County, UT 3.2 mi. W 4734  San Juan Hill 
Tselakai Dezza (Populated Place) San Juan County, UT 3.6 mi. SE 4584  White Rock Point 
Comb Wash (Valley) San Juan County, UT 4 mi. SW   Hotel Rock 
Window Rock Canyon (Valley) San Juan County, UT 4.4 mi. SE   White Rock Point 
Window Rock Spring (Spring) San Juan County, UT 4.6 mi. SE 4721  White Rock Point 
Ute Canyon (Valley) San Juan County, UT 5.2 mi. SE   White Rock Point 
Chinle Creek (Stream) San Juan County, UT 5.2 mi. SW   Mexican Water 
Ute Spring (Spring) San Juan County, UT 5.4 mi. SE 4741  White Rock Point 
Tohonadla Oil Field (Oilfield) San Juan County, UT 6.2 mi. SE 4633  White Rock Point 
Mule Ear (Pillar) San Juan County, UT 6.4 mi. SW 4912  San Juan Hill 

Links

Taxon Links for species Astragalus desperatus  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+desperatus

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