University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Herbarium Vascular Plant Collection (COLO:V)
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Astragalus megacarpus (Nuttall) A. Gray
FABACEAE
Loraine Yeatts
5943
2010-06-05
05 June 2010
United States, Colorado, Moffat, Vermillion Bluffs, summit of Lookout Mt. on BLM land north of Browns Park.
40.862033 -108.483027 +-250m. WGS84
12T 712132E 4526491N;
Coordinates confirmed, MS 3/10/22.
2470 meters
8105 ft
SW facing open, rocky 20° slope in gravelly soil with diverse array of cushion and mat plants in open sagebrush community, associates include Astragalus nuttallianum, Senecio integerrimus, Koeleria macrantha, Carex filifolia, Penstemon pachyphyllus, Atriplex gardeneri, Phlox longifolia, Eriogonum ovalifolium, Mertensia oblongifolia; Relatively common. Tertiary rocks of Browns Park Formation.
Flr & Frt
pubescence basifixed, pods unilocular, banner and wings white, keel purple. 7.5' Sheepherder Springs quad.
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: J Ryan Allen, Biodiversity Informatics Manager (Database inquiries) (james.r.allen@colorado.edu)