Specimen Label Details, UVU Herbarium

Fabaceae ¦ Astragalus ¦ Astragalus amphioxys ¦ 08269

Label

Accession No.	08269
Family	Fabaceae
Species	Astragalus amphioxys A. Gray
Subspecies	var. amphioxys
Common name	"crescent milkvetch"
Collector Information	Donna M. Barnes (3158) 28 April 2003 , with K.T. Harper
Geography	United States, Utah, Washington County
Lat./Long.	37° 21' 47" N, 113° 20 ' 28" W at 5594 feet (1705 m)
Locality	slopes SW of South Ash Creek, NW of Beatty Hill, ca. 3.0 mi NW of I-15 Browse Exit of I-15;
Ecology	chaparral community.
Climate

Taxonomy

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

     Astragalus amphioxys var. amphioxys Gray
     Astragalus amphioxys melancalyx
     Astragalus amphioxys var. melanocalyx (Rydb.) Tidestrom

Common Name(s): Crescent milkvetch.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=192345, click for more information and references)

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

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):

Images of other samples of the same species:

04053	04281	05839	05971
06553	06983	08515	09470
09908	10174	10179	10470
10485	10487	10506	10562
10578	10929	11464	11464
11472	11472	11539	11539
11987	12585	12585	12585
12617	12617	12617	13160
13188

Nearby Accessions

Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.

11574 Abronia fragrans    "snowball sand verbena" 1.3 mi. SW
11582 Agropyron desertorum    "desert wheatgrass" 1.3 mi. SW
11571 Arctostaphylos pringlei    "Pringle manzanita" 1.6 mi. SW
14204 Arctostaphylos pringlei    1.1 mi. SW
03844 Artemisia campestris var. scouleriana "Pacific sagewort" same section
14216 Brickellia californica    2821 ft. W
08263 Castilleja chromosa    "common paintbrush" same section
11576 Ceanothus greggii var. vestitus "Mojave ceanothus" 1.3 mi. SW
14207 Ceanothus greggii var. vestitus 1.1 mi. SW
10622 Chenopodium botrys    "Jerusalem oak goosefoot" 2821 ft. W
14212 Chrysothamnus scopulorum    2821 ft. W
11578 Comandra umbellata var. pallida 1.3 mi. SW
11577 Cryptantha confertiflora    "basin yellow cat's eye" 1.3 mi. SW
08273 Cryptantha gracilis    "narrow-stemmed forget-me-not" 1 mi. SW
08272 Cryptantha micrantha    "purple-rooted forget-me-not" 1 mi. SW
08271 Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya "winged-nut forget-me-not" 1 mi. SW
08264 Cymopterus purpureus var. purpureus "purple spring parsley" same section
11583 Dalea searlsiae    "Searls' prairie clover" 1.1 mi. SW
11587 Erigeron eatonii var. eatonii "Eaton's fleabane" 1.3 mi. SW
11584 Erigeron pumilus var. concinnus "western shaggy fleabane" 1.1 mi. SW
11572 Erigeron utahensis var. utahensis "Utah fleabane" 1.3 mi. SW
15276 Eriodictyon angustifolium    "narrowleaf yerba santa" 1.4 mi. SW
11570 Eriodictyon angustifolium    "narrow-leaf yerba santa" 1.6 mi. SW
14203 Eriodictyon angustifolium    1.1 mi. SW
10912 Eriodictyon angustifolium    "narrow-leaf yerba santa" 1.4 mi. SW
14211 Eriogonum umbellatum var. subaridum 1.1 mi. SW
14214 Fraxinus anomala    2821 ft. W
15267 Fraxinus anomala    "singleleaf ash" 1732 ft. E
14219 Fraxinus velutina    1737 ft. W
14206 Garrya flavescens    1.1 mi. SW
10913 Garrya flavescens    "ashy silktassel" 1.4 mi. SW
08270 Gilia brecciarum ssp. brecciarum "Nevada gilia" 1 mi. SW
08265 Gilia ophthalmoides    "eyed gilia" same section
11575 Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata "needle and thread" 1.3 mi. SW
11586 Heuchera parvifolia    "little-leaf alumroot" 1.3 mi. SW
08262 Lepidium densiflorum var. densiflorum "common pepperweed" same section
08266 Lomatium dissectum var. eatonii "carrotleaf biscuitroot" same section
08267 Lomatium nevadense var. parishii "Parish's biscuitroot" same section
11573 Lomatium parryi    "Parry's desert parsley" 1.3 mi. SW
11579 Lotus plebeius    "New Mexico bird's-foot trefoil" 1.3 mi. SW
08274 Microsteris gracilis var. humilior "slender phlox" 1 mi. SW
11588 Oenothera californica    "California suncup" 1.3 mi. SW
11581 Oenothera cespitosa var. marginata "tufted evening primrose" 1.3 mi. SW
11580 Orobanche fasciculata    "clustered broomrape" 1.3 mi. SW
11569 Penstemon eatonii var. undosus 1.6 mi. SW
11585 Penstemon higginsii    "Higgins' beardtongue" 1.1 mi. SW
14217 Phlox austromontana    2821 ft. W
11590 Phlox austromontana var. austromontana "southern phlox" 1.3 mi. SW
08261 Pinus monophylla    "single-leaf pinyon pine" 1 mi. SW
14205 Quercus turbinella    1.1 mi. SW
14220 Salix lasiolepis    1737 ft. W
11589 Smilacina stellata    1.3 mi. SW

Accession	Name	Dist., dir.
11574	Abronia fragrans "snowball sand verbena"	1.3 mi. SW
11582	Agropyron desertorum "desert wheatgrass"	1.3 mi. SW
11571	Arctostaphylos pringlei "Pringle manzanita"	1.6 mi. SW
14204	Arctostaphylos pringlei	1.1 mi. SW
03844	Artemisia campestris var. scouleriana "Pacific sagewort"	same section
14216	Brickellia californica	2821 ft. W
08263	Castilleja chromosa "common paintbrush"	same section
11576	Ceanothus greggii var. vestitus "Mojave ceanothus"	1.3 mi. SW
14207	Ceanothus greggii var. vestitus	1.1 mi. SW
10622	Chenopodium botrys "Jerusalem oak goosefoot"	2821 ft. W
14212	Chrysothamnus scopulorum	2821 ft. W
11578	Comandra umbellata var. pallida	1.3 mi. SW
11577	Cryptantha confertiflora "basin yellow cat's eye"	1.3 mi. SW
08273	Cryptantha gracilis "narrow-stemmed forget-me-not"	1 mi. SW
08272	Cryptantha micrantha "purple-rooted forget-me-not"	1 mi. SW
08271	Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya "winged-nut forget-me-not"	1 mi. SW
08264	Cymopterus purpureus var. purpureus "purple spring parsley"	same section
11583	Dalea searlsiae "Searls' prairie clover"	1.1 mi. SW
11587	Erigeron eatonii var. eatonii "Eaton's fleabane"	1.3 mi. SW
11584	Erigeron pumilus var. concinnus "western shaggy fleabane"	1.1 mi. SW
11572	Erigeron utahensis var. utahensis "Utah fleabane"	1.3 mi. SW
15276	Eriodictyon angustifolium "narrowleaf yerba santa"	1.4 mi. SW
11570	Eriodictyon angustifolium "narrow-leaf yerba santa"	1.6 mi. SW
14203	Eriodictyon angustifolium	1.1 mi. SW
10912	Eriodictyon angustifolium "narrow-leaf yerba santa"	1.4 mi. SW
14211	Eriogonum umbellatum var. subaridum	1.1 mi. SW
14214	Fraxinus anomala	2821 ft. W
15267	Fraxinus anomala "singleleaf ash"	1732 ft. E
14219	Fraxinus velutina	1737 ft. W
14206	Garrya flavescens	1.1 mi. SW
10913	Garrya flavescens "ashy silktassel"	1.4 mi. SW
08270	Gilia brecciarum ssp. brecciarum "Nevada gilia"	1 mi. SW
08265	Gilia ophthalmoides "eyed gilia"	same section
11575	Hesperostipa comata ssp. comata "needle and thread"	1.3 mi. SW
11586	Heuchera parvifolia "little-leaf alumroot"	1.3 mi. SW
08262	Lepidium densiflorum var. densiflorum "common pepperweed"	same section
08266	Lomatium dissectum var. eatonii "carrotleaf biscuitroot"	same section
08267	Lomatium nevadense var. parishii "Parish's biscuitroot"	same section
11573	Lomatium parryi "Parry's desert parsley"	1.3 mi. SW
11579	Lotus plebeius "New Mexico bird's-foot trefoil"	1.3 mi. SW
08274	Microsteris gracilis var. humilior "slender phlox"	1 mi. SW
11588	Oenothera californica "California suncup"	1.3 mi. SW
11581	Oenothera cespitosa var. marginata "tufted evening primrose"	1.3 mi. SW
11580	Orobanche fasciculata "clustered broomrape"	1.3 mi. SW
11569	Penstemon eatonii var. undosus	1.6 mi. SW
11585	Penstemon higginsii "Higgins' beardtongue"	1.1 mi. SW
14217	Phlox austromontana	2821 ft. W
11590	Phlox austromontana var. austromontana "southern phlox"	1.3 mi. SW
08261	Pinus monophylla "single-leaf pinyon pine"	1 mi. SW
14205	Quercus turbinella	1.1 mi. SW
14220	Salix lasiolepis	1737 ft. W
11589	Smilacina stellata	1.3 mi. SW

Locale

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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name

Harmon Creek (Stream) Washington County, UT 1828 ft. E Signal Peak

Mill Creek (Stream) Washington County, UT 1828 ft. E New Harmony

Chimney Hill (Summit) Washington County, UT 2778 ft. SW 6175 Pintura

Coal Hill (Summit) Washington County, UT 1.4 mi. N 6578 New Harmony

Blake Harmon Trail (Trail) Washington County, UT 1.2 mi. W 6651 Pintura

Dry Lake (Lake) Washington County, UT 1.5 mi. NE 5807 New Harmony

Deer Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 1.5 mi. NE 5850 Pintura

Browse Area Guard Station (Locale) Washington County, UT 1.7 mi. N 6073 New Harmony

Coal Hill Ridge (Ridge) Washington County, UT 2.1 mi. N 6053 New Harmony

Beatty Hill (Summit) Washington County, UT 2.2 mi. SE 4846 Pintura

Big Cove (Basin) Washington County, UT 2 mi. W 6526 Pintura

Wet Sandy Trail (Trail) Washington County, UT 2.6 mi. SW 5588 Pintura

Syler Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 2.9 mi. N 7300 New Harmony

Brush Creek (Stream) Washington County, UT 3.2 mi. N New Harmony

Syler Flat (Flat) Washington County, UT 3.2 mi. N 7533 New Harmony

Coal Hollow (Valley) Washington County, UT 2.8 mi. NE New Harmony

Maple Hollow (Valley) Washington County, UT 3 mi. NE New Harmony

Leep Creek Trail (Trail) Washington County, UT 3.5 mi. N 7750 New Harmony

West Summit Trail (Trail) Washington County, UT 3.1 mi. W 7760 Signal Peak

Dry Sandy Trail (Trail) Washington County, UT 4 mi. S 4009 Pintura

Name	County	Dist., dir.	Elevation (ft.)	7.5' Quad Name
Harmon Creek (Stream)	Washington County, UT	1828 ft. E		Signal Peak
Mill Creek (Stream)	Washington County, UT	1828 ft. E		New Harmony
Chimney Hill (Summit)	Washington County, UT	2778 ft. SW	6175	Pintura
Coal Hill (Summit)	Washington County, UT	1.4 mi. N	6578	New Harmony
Blake Harmon Trail (Trail)	Washington County, UT	1.2 mi. W	6651	Pintura
Dry Lake (Lake)	Washington County, UT	1.5 mi. NE	5807	New Harmony
Deer Spring (Spring)	Washington County, UT	1.5 mi. NE	5850	Pintura
Browse Area Guard Station (Locale)	Washington County, UT	1.7 mi. N	6073	New Harmony
Coal Hill Ridge (Ridge)	Washington County, UT	2.1 mi. N	6053	New Harmony
Beatty Hill (Summit)	Washington County, UT	2.2 mi. SE	4846	Pintura
Big Cove (Basin)	Washington County, UT	2 mi. W	6526	Pintura
Wet Sandy Trail (Trail)	Washington County, UT	2.6 mi. SW	5588	Pintura
Syler Spring (Spring)	Washington County, UT	2.9 mi. N	7300	New Harmony
Brush Creek (Stream)	Washington County, UT	3.2 mi. N		New Harmony
Syler Flat (Flat)	Washington County, UT	3.2 mi. N	7533	New Harmony
Coal Hollow (Valley)	Washington County, UT	2.8 mi. NE		New Harmony
Maple Hollow (Valley)	Washington County, UT	3 mi. NE		New Harmony
Leep Creek Trail (Trail)	Washington County, UT	3.5 mi. N	7750	New Harmony
West Summit Trail (Trail)	Washington County, UT	3.1 mi. W	7760	Signal Peak
Dry Sandy Trail (Trail)	Washington County, UT	4 mi. S	4009	Pintura

Links

Taxon Links for species Astragalus amphioxys A. Gray

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+amphioxys

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