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Desert Botanical Garden Herbarium (DES)
Catalog #:
DES00081141
Occurrence ID:
eeed7d24-1edf-4d73-83db-3de82847d4a4
Taxon:
Agave palmeri
Engelm.
Identification Qualifier:
cf.
Family:
Agavaceae
Collector:
Wendy C. Hodgson
Number:
30586
Date:
2015-08-08
Additional Collectors:
Andrew Salywon, Adelheid Fisher
Locality:
USA, Arizona, Gila County, Sierra Ancha Mountains, Sierra Ancha Wilderness Area, along FSR 203 (Cherry Creek Road).
33.911726 -110.910843
Verbatim Coordinates:
12S 508242E 3752372N
Elevation:
1298 meters
Verbatim Elevation:
4257 ft
Habitat:
Juniper-emory oak woodland, east-facing roadcut slope.
Associated Taxa:
Juniperus, Juniperus deppeana, Quercus emoryi, Arctostaphylos, Opuntia phaeacantha, Opuntia engelmannii, Agave parryi, Agave cf. chrysantha, Acacia angustissima, Hilaria belangeri.
Description:
Occasional, plant single, stalk ca 6 m tall, 50 mm in diameter at 1-3/4 m height, lateral branches 9, down 1/4 of stalk, ascending, ovary, neck, tube, tepal lobes light cream-very light chartreuse green, outer tepals conspicuously brown-tipped, filaments maroon flushed, anthers yellow/maroon, style maroon; ovary not angled, tepal lobes clasping; flower measurements after Gentry (1982) in mm, beginning anthesis: tl=52, o=27x8.5, n=2, outer tep=13x7(base), 4(mid), inner tep=12.5x5.5(base), 4(mid), fil ins=4, 5.5, fil=49, a=19, sty=48; during anthesis: tl=49, o=23x8, n=2.5, tu=13(h) x 12(w), outer tep=12x6(base), 3.5(mid), inner tep=11x6(base), 5(mid), fil ins=4, 5, fil=39, a=15, sty=44.
Notes:
Sheet 4 of 4; photos only.
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Usage Rights:
CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial)
Record ID:
eeed7d24-1edf-4d73-83db-3de82847d4a4
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Andrew Salywon (
asalywon@dbg.org
)
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