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Label

Accession No. 09078 
Family Fabaceae 
Species Astragalus piutensis Barneby & Mabberley
Common name "Marysvale milkvetch"
Collector Information D.M. Barnes  (3651)  27 June 2003
Geography United States,  Utah, Millard County
Lat./Long. 38°  58' 38" N, 112°  5 ' 59" W at 7747 feet (2361 m)
Locality Pahvant Range, Willow Creek, along the Paiute ATV Trail (FR 102), ca. 6.5 road miles W of the intersection with U.S. Highway 50; 
Ecology dry, rocky soil of road cut; spruce-fir-mountain shrub community. 
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 piutensis Barneby & Mabberley
     Astragalus marianus (Rydb.) Barneby, non Huber

Common Name(s): Sevier milkvetch, Sevier's milkvetch.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=192820, click for more information and references)

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

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 09078s1.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 02584s2.jpg 
02584
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06255
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11032
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11032
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11032
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11646
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11646

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
09077 Achnatherum hymenoides      "Indian ricegrass" same section
09066 Astragalus megacarpus  var. parryi   "Parry's bladderpod milkvetch" 1.2 mi. S
09071 Boechera holboellii  var. pinetorum  same section
09076 Bromus inermis      "smooth brome" same section
09107 Cirsium wheeleri      "Wheeler's thistle" 1.2 mi. S
13225 Cirsium wheeleri      "Wheeler's thistle" 1.2 mi. S
09075 Dactylis glomerata      "orchardgrass" same section
09073 Erigeron eatonii  var. eatonii   "Eaton's fleabane" same section
09070 Linum kingii      "King's flax" same section
09068 Lomatium graveolens  var. graveolens   "King's biscuitroot" same section
09065 Machaeranthera canescens  var. canescens   "gray tansy aster" 1.2 mi. S
09069 Noccaea montana  var. montana   "alpine pennycress" same section
09080 Oenothera cespitosa  var. cespitosa   "tufted evening primrose" same section
09079 Penstemon eatonii  var. eatonii  same section
09067 Penstemon longiflorus      "smooth-leaf beardtongue" same section
09064 Penstemon longiflorus     1.2 mi. S
09074 Taraxacum officinale      "common dandelion" same section
09072 Viola canadensis      "Canadian white violet" same section

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Willow Creek Spring (Spring) Millard County, UT 1121 ft. W 7776  Beehive Peak 
Willow Creek Ridge (Ridge) Millard County, UT 0.7 mi. N 8462  Beehive Peak 
Pharo Ridge (Ridge) Millard County, UT 1.7 mi. N 8662  Scipio Lake 
Willow Creek Peak (Summit) Millard County, UT 1.4 mi. W 9643  Mount Catherine 
Left Fork Rock Canyon (Valley) Millard County, UT 2.2 mi. N   Scipio Lake 
Mahogany Ridge (Ridge) Sevier County, UT 2.2 mi. S 8698  Beehive Peak 
Willow Creek Canyon (Valley) Millard County, UT 1.9 mi. E   Beehive Peak 
Rock Canyon (Valley) Millard County, UT 2.4 mi. N   Scipio Lake 
Rock Canyon (Valley) Millard County, UT 2 mi. W   Mount Catherine 
Maple Grove (Populated Place) Millard County, UT 2.6 mi. N 6769  Scipio Lake 
Cedar Spring (Spring) Millard County, UT 2.6 mi. N 8393  Scipio Lake 
Maple Grove Campground (Locale) Millard County, UT 2.7 mi. N 6555  Scipio Lake 
Kennedy Fork (Valley) Sevier County, UT 2.9 mi. S   Mount Catherine 
Bean Canyon (Valley) Sevier County, UT 2.9 mi. S   Mount Catherine 
Jacks Peak (Summit) Millard County, UT 2.4 mi. NW 9817  Mount Catherine 
Herbert Ranch (Locale) Millard County, UT 2.5 mi. NE 6421  Beehive Peak 
Amos Canyon (Valley) Millard County, UT 2.4 mi. E   Beehive Peak 
Beehive Peak (Summit) Sevier County, UT 3.1 mi. S 9029  Beehive Peak 
Indian Springs Guard Station (Locale) Millard County, UT 2.8 mi. SW 9177  Mount Catherine 
Indian Springs (Spring) Millard County, UT 2.8 mi. SW 9233  Mount Catherine 

Links

Taxon Links for species Astragalus piutensis  Barneby & Mabberley

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+piutensis

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