Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 05884 
Family Fabaceae 
Species Astragalus eremiticus Sheldon
Common name "hermit milkvetch"
Collector Information R. Van Buren  (521)  03 May 2001
Geography United States,  Utah, Washington County
Lat./Long. 37°  2' 43" N, 113°  38 ' 56" W
Township/Range T43S, R16W, Sec. 16 
Locality W of Bloomington. 
Ecology red Bluff poppy population. 
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.
Note Latitude and longitude were derived from township and range information and may be
inaccurate by as much as 0.7 miles (or 4.2 miles if the section is not given).

Taxonomy


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

     Astragalus eremiticus Sheldon

     Astragalus eremiticus var. ampullarioides Welsh
     Astragalus eremiticus var. malheurensis (Heller) Barneby
     Astragalus eremiticus var. spencianus M.E. Jones
     Astragalus malheurensis Heller

Common Name(s): hermit milkvetch.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=25508, click for more information and references)

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

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 05884s2.jpg

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
13163 Allionia incarnata      "trailing windmills" 1.9 mi. S
13164 Aristida purpurea      "purple threeawn" 1.9 mi. S
13165 Astragalus holmgreniorum      "Paradox milkvetch" 1.9 mi. S
09353 Astragalus nuttallianus  var. imperfectus   "Mojave small-flowered milkvetch" 2 mi. SW
15418 Atriplex canescens  var. canescens   "fourwing saltbush" 1.5 mi. W
13167 Bromus rubens      "red brome" 1.9 mi. S
13166 Bromus tectorum      "cheatgrass" 1.9 mi. S
13168 Calochortus flexuosus      "winding mariposa lily" 1.9 mi. S
04988 Camissonia boothii  var. condensata   "clustered desert primrose" 2.2 mi. SW
09356 Camissonia boothii  var. condensata   "clustered desert primrose" 2 mi. SW
03842 Camissonia brevipes      "Mojave suncup" 1.1 mi. NW
08956 Camissonia multijuga     1 mi. NW
03843 Camissonia parryi      "Parry's suncup" 1.1 mi. NW
15303 Camissonia parryi      "redclay suncup" 1.5 mi. W
16032 Camissonia parryi     1.1 mi. NW
03852 Chamaesyce fendleri     1.1 mi. NW
15417 Chilopsis linearis      "desert willow" 1.7 mi. W
13169 Coleogyne ramosissima      "blackbrush" 1.9 mi. S
09357 Cryptantha nevadensis     2 mi. SW
04986 Cymopterus purpureus  var. purpureus   "purple spring parsley" 2.2 mi. SW
09355 Dasyochloa pulchella      "low woollygrass" 2 mi. SW
13170 Dichelostemma pulchellum     1.9 mi. S
15286 Eriogonum corymbosum      "crispleaf buckwheat" 1319 ft. N
03882 Eriogonum corymbosum  var. glutinosum   "crisp-leaf wild buckwheat" 1.1 mi. NW
03876 Eriogonum deflexum      "flat-topped wild buckwheat" 1.1 mi. NW
03877 Eriogonum deflexum      "flat-topped wild buckwheat" 1.1 mi. NW
16033 Eriogonum deflexum     1.1 mi. NW
03853 Eriogonum inflatum      "desert trumpet" 1.1 mi. NW
05880 Eriogonum thomasii      "Thomas' wild buckwheat" 1.1 mi. NW
13171 Eriogonum thomasii      "Thomas' wild buckwheat" 1.9 mi. S
05881 Eriophyllum lanosum      "white easterbonnets" 1.1 mi. NW
13172 Eschscholzia minutiflora      "pygmy poppy" 1.9 mi. S
00161 Gaillardia pinnatifida      "Hopi blanketflower" 1.7 mi. NE
04972 Guillenia lasiophylla     2.2 mi. SW
05907 Ipomopsis polycladon      "spreading gilia" 1.1 mi. NW
08955 Langloisia setosissima  ssp. setosissima   "Great Basin langloisia" 1 mi. NW
12029 Linanthus demissus      "desertsnow" 1.1 mi. NW
13173 Lotus denticulatus      "riverbar bird's-foot trefoil" 1.9 mi. S
13174 Lupinus brevicaulis      "shortstem lupine" 1.9 mi. S
13175 Lycium pallidum      "pale desert-thorn" 1.9 mi. S
06531 Malacothrix glabrata      "smooth desert-dandelion" 1.8 mi. S
15287 Petalonyx parryi      "Parry's sandpaper plant" 2229 ft. N
04985 Phacelia fremontii      "Fremont's scorpionweed" 2.2 mi. SW
06540 Phacelia fremontii      "Fremont's scorpionweed" 1.8 mi. S
13176 Phacelia vallis-mortae      "Death Valley scorpionweed" 1.9 mi. S
09354 Plantago insularis     2 mi. SW
13177 Plantago patagonica      "woolly plantain" 1.9 mi. S
04971 Poa bigelovii      "Bigelow's bluegrass" 2.2 mi. SW
03854 Salsola paulsenii      "barbwire Russian thistle" 1.1 mi. NW
13178 Sporobolus flexuosus      "mesa dropseed" 1.9 mi. S
08005 Tetradymia axillaris      "longspine horsebrush" 1.8 mi. W
04332 Tidestromia oblongifolia      "Arizona honeysweet" 1.1 mi. NW
08999 Tidestromia oblongifolia      "Arizona honeysweet" same section
03880 Tidestromia oblongifolia      "Arizona honeysweet" 1.1 mi. NW
04323 Tidestromia oblongifolia      "Arizona honeysweet" 1.1 mi. NW
06535 Xylorhiza tortifolia  var. tortifolia   "Mojave aster" 1.8 mi. S

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Val Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 1.3 mi. S   White Hills 
Curly Hollow Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 1.3 mi. SE   Jarvis Peak 
Atkinville Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 1.3 mi. SE   Saint George 
Red Bluff (Cliff) Washington County, UT 1.6 mi. N 3255  White Hills 
Big Round Valley (Basin) Washington County, UT 1.7 mi. S 2444  White Hills 
Little Round Valley (Basin) Washington County, UT 1.8 mi. S 2464  White Hills 
Atkinville (Populated Place) Washington County, UT 1.6 mi. SE 2503  White Hills 
West Mountain Valley Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 2.1 mi. SW   Jarvis Peak 
The Gap (Gap) Washington County, UT 2.5 mi. N 2923  White Hills 
First Narrows (Gap) Washington County, UT 2.4 mi. SW 2497  White Hills 
Bloomington Hill (Summit) Washington County, UT 2.3 mi. NE 2700  Saint George 
Cottonwood Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 2.5 mi. NW   Jarvis Peak 
Bloomington (Populated Place) Washington County, UT 2.4 mi. E 2520  Saint George 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Washington County, UT 2.4 mi. E 2523  Saint George 
Price City (historical) (Locale) Washington County, UT 2.5 mi. E 2500  Saint George 
Starvation Point (Cape) Washington County, UT 3.2 mi. S 2927  White Hills 
Lizard Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 3.2 mi. SE 2595  Saint George 
Lizard Wash (Valley) Mohave County, AZ 3.2 mi. SE   Lizard Point 
Price Bench (Bench) Washington County, UT 3.1 mi. E 2539  Saint George 
Bloomington School (School) Washington County, UT 3.1 mi. E 2543  Saint George 

Links

Taxon Links for species Astragalus eremiticus  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+eremiticus

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