Specimen Label Details, UVU Herbarium

Fabaceae ¦ Astragalus ¦ Astragalus alpinus ¦ 09689

Label

Accession No.	09689
Family	Fabaceae
Species	Astragalus alpinus L.
Common name	"alpine milkvetch"
Collector Information	J.G. Harris (3547) 18 July 2004 , with D.L. Taylor
Geography	Canada, British Columbia,
Lat./Long.	58° 56' 50" N, 129° 51 ' 57" W at 2476 feet (754 m)
Locality	along the Dease River, at Cassiar Highway bridge.
Ecology	gravelly riverbanks.

Taxonomy

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

Astragalus alpinus L.

Common Name(s): alpine milkvetch.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=25393, click for more information and references)

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

Images

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Images of other samples of the same species:

09684

09688

09812

Nearby Accessions

Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.

09645 Alnus crispa    same section
09663 Artemisia tilesii    same section
09662 Senecio indecorus    "elegant groundsel" same section
09681 Viburnum edule    "squashberry" same section

Accession	Name	Dist., dir.
09645	Alnus crispa	same section
09663	Artemisia tilesii	same section
09662	Senecio indecorus "elegant groundsel"	same section
09681	Viburnum edule "squashberry"	same section

Locale

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

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

Links

Taxon Links for species Astragalus alpinus L.

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+alpinus

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