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Label

Accession No. 01090 
Family Fabaceae 
Species Astragalus praelongus Sheldon
Subspecies var. ellisiae (Rydb.) Barneby
Common name "Ellis' stinking milkvetch"
Collector Information J.G. Harris  (2103)  13 May 1989
Geography United States,  Utah, Emery County
Lat./Long. 38°  33' 4" N, 111°  11 ' 38" W at 5904 feet (1800 m)
Locality Oil Well Flats area NE of Capitol Reef National Park. 
Ecology mixed desert shrub community; sandy soil. 
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 praelongus var. ellisiae (Rydb.) Barneby

Common Name(s): Ellis' stinking milkvetch.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=192695, click for more information and references)

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

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 01090s1.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
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00376
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00386
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00388
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00715
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02866
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04245
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05717
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06555
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08490
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08491
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12593
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12593
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13118

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
00146 Asclepias labriformis      "Utah milkweed" same section
13148 Astragalus preussii  var. latus   "narrow-leaf Preuss' milkvetch" same section
01088 Astragalus woodruffii      "Woodruff's milkvetch" same section
00105 Cryptantha flava     same section
04095 Cryptantha flava      "yellow cat's eye" same section
00148 Enceliopsis nudicaulis      "nakedstem sunray" same section
04020 Enceliopsis nudicaulis      "nakedstem sunray" same section
00150 Ephedra cutleri     same section
00089 Gaillardia spathulata      "Colorado Plateau blanketflower" same section
00095 Hymenoxys acaulis  var. arizonica   "Arizona four-nerve daisy" same section
04007 Hymenoxys acaulis  var. arizonica   "Arizona four-nerve daisy" same section
00147 Thelesperma subnudum  var. subnudum   "Navajo tea greenthread" same section
00149 Wyethia scabra  var. scabra   "rough mule's ears" same section

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Oil Well Bench (Bench) Emery County, UT 1740 ft. SE 6126  Salvation Creek 
Last Chance Gas Field (Oilfield) Emery County, UT 0.8 mi. SW 5965  Salvation Creek 
Carlyle Wash (Valley) Emery County, UT 2.2 mi. E   The Frying Pan 
Little Black Mountains (Summit) Emery County, UT 2.7 mi. SW 6634  Salvation Creek 
Factory Butte (Summit) Emery County, UT 3.1 mi. S 6365  Salvation Creek 
Rock Springs Wash (Valley) Emery County, UT 3.5 mi. NW   Geyser Peak 
Temple Wash (Valley) Emery County, UT 3.9 mi. N   Geyser Peak 
Middle Desert (Plain) Wayne County, UT 5.4 mi. S 5479  Fruita NW 
Red Point (Summit) Emery County, UT 5.5 mi. N 5925  Mussentuchit Flat 
Salvation Creek (Stream) Emery County, UT 4.7 mi. SE   Salvation Creek 
Cedar Mountain (Summit) Emery County, UT 5.8 mi. NE 6916  The Frying Pan 

Links

Taxon Links for species Astragalus praelongus  Sheldon

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+praelongus

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