Astragalus douglasii (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray var. parishii (A. Gray)

Castillón, Eduardo Estrada, Quintanilla, José Ángel Villarreal, Delgado-Salinas, Alfonso & Rebman, Jon P., 2023, The genus Astragalus (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae: Galegeae) in Mexico, Phytotaxa 586 (1), pp. 1921-1935 : 1921-1935

21.2 Astragalus douglasii (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray var. parishii (A. Gray) M. E. Jones, Contr. W. Bot. 8: 6. 1898

Type:— USA, San Diego, San Jacinto Mountains, June 1882, S. B. Parish & W. F. Parish 1407 (holotype: not found; isotype: S. B. Parish & W. F. Parish 1407 OSC 0000533 digital image!, CAS 0027720 digital image!, S. B. Parish & W. F. Parish 1913 YU 001448 digital image!; lectotype: S. B. Parish & W. F. Parish 1407 GH 00058861 ; isolectotype: S. B. Parish & W. F. Parish 1407 BM 001042739 digital image!, F58916F digital image!, S. B. Parish & W. F. Parish 1407a NA 0095870 digital image!; syntype: S. B. Parish & W. F. Parish 605 GH 00058864 digital image!, S. B. Parish & W. F. Parish 1233 GH 00058862 digital image!, S. B. Parish & W. F. Parish 402 GH 00058863 digital image!

A. parishii A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. 19: 75. 1883.— Phaca parishii (A. Gray) Rydb ., N. Amer. Fl. 24: 344. 1929.

Phaca pseudocarpa Rydb., N. Amer. Fl. 24(6): 343. 1929.

Phaca topoensis Rydb., N. Amer. Fl. 24(6): 343. 1929.

Stems diffuse; peduncles ascendant distally; pod 2.5–4.5, minute strigose, humistrate.

Distribution:— Distributed further north than the previous variety, from northern end, in La Rumorsa between Mexicali and Tecate, to south, through Santo Tomás, San Vicente, Sierra Juárez, Sierra San Pedro Mártir, San Salvador, La Cieneguita, El Coyote, El Florido, El Topo, Vallecitos to Santa Cruz and El Potrero (associated in the latter two locations with var glaberimus ). Also, in south of California ( USA) ( Fig. 6 ).

Habitat:— Dry slopes; sandy, granitic, gravelly, and stony soils; dry sands on arroyo beds; grasslands near the road; rocky flats and slopes; saltbush scrub; associations of willow-oak-pine-fir-poplar forest; chaparral and burned chaparral; pine-oak forests with oak, pine and sumac; roadside weed; pine-juniper forests, 900–2700 m.

Speciemns examined:—BAJA CALIFORNIA: 1 June 1996, Corte Madera Ranch, south of Pine Valley , J. Rebman 3195 ( BCMEX) ; 21 May 1997, West of Jacumba, south of old Hwy 80, between boulevard and Jacumba ,, J. P. Rebman 4067 ( BCMEX) ; 3 September 1966, Sierra Juarez; 2.5 miles east of Rancho San Pedro , R. Moran 13457 ( NY, SD) ; 12 November 1983, Ca. 2 mi. S of La Rumorosa, R. F. Thorne 57423, W. Wisura ( NY) ; 19 April 1985, San Salvador: bridge over branch of Rio San Carlos near Rancho San Salvador, R. F. Thorne 60092, D. Charlton ( NY) ; 26 May 1987, Sierra de Juarez: Parque Nacional Constitucion de 1857, Laguna Hanson , R. F. Thorne 62379, A. Strid, K. Tan, F. Ehrendorfer, Liston ( MEXU, NY) ; 29 November 1987, Parque Nacional Sierra San Pedro Martir. Vallecitos, MA (Ben) Franklin 5677, J. Chandler ( NY) ; 31 May 1970, Ca. 1 mile NE of Rancho el Florido, R. Moran 17732 ( NY, SD) ; 1 June 1976, Sierra San Pedro Mártir , El Coyote, R. Moran 23357 ( MEXU, NY, SD) ; 29 June 1962, 3 miles north of El Topo , Sierra Juarez, R. Moran 9808 ( NY, SD) ; 1 July 1962, About 7 miles west of La Romarosa near road between Tecate and Mexicali, I. L. Wiggins 459, J. H. Thomas ( CAS, ENCB, NY) ; 30 June 1962, 9 May 1985, S of La Rumorosa: 4. 2 miles south on road to Laguna Hanson , R. F. Torne 60534, W. Wisura ( CAS, MEXU) ; 26 May 1950, Laguna Hansen , Sierra Juarez, R. Moran 3426 ( CAS) ; 31 May 1952, El Topo , C. F. Harbison s.n. ( CAS, SD) ; 15 July 1903, San Pedro martir Mountains, E. A. Goldman 1224 ( US) ; 1 July 1962, About 7 miles west of La Romarosa near road between Tecate and Mexicali, I. L. Wiggins, J. H. Thomas 459 ( US) ; 18 September 1977, Sierra San Pedro Martir; in shallow valley southeast of El Picacho , R. Moran 24856 ( CAS, SD) ; 27 September 1978, Arroyo Santo Domingo, 3.0 km east of Santo Domingo , R. Moran 26350 ( CAS, NY, SD) ; 26 May 1979, Sierra Juarez; 2.5 km south of El Condor , R. Moran 27352 ( CAS, SD) ; 31 May 1976, Sierra San Pedro Martir; northwest of La Joya, on Valladares Creek , R. Moran 23331 ( CAS, SD) ; 7 September 1980, Sierra Juarez; 7.0 km east of La Huerta , R. Moran 29215 ( CAS, SD) ; 28 June 1981, Sierra Juarez; 2.0 km southeast of San Faustino , R. Moran 29679 ( SD, TEX-LL) ; 10 April 1982, Los Alamitos, 6.0 km northeast of San Vicente , R. Moran 30322 ( CAS, SD) ; 26 May 1956, 15 miles south of Tecate-Mexicali Highway on road to Tajo Canyon, D. F. Howe 2541 ( CAS, SD) ; 20 June 2007, Sierra Juarez, between El Topo and Laguna Hanson: Rancho Rodeo del Rey ; NE part of the Ranch, J. Rebman 13580 ( SD 8 May 1994, Pinus jeffreyi forest N of Laguna Hanson , G. L. Webster 30906 ( SD) ; 23 March 1951, 19 miles north of Laguna Hansen. , E. B. Higgins s.n. ( SD) ; 10 June 1933, Laguna Hanson , F. F. Gander 2632 ( SD) ; 28 July 1970, Sierra San Pedro Martir: Arroyo SSE of Oak Pasture, R. Moran 17967 ( SD) ; 7 July 1968, Sierra San Pedro Martir: Rancho Concepcion, R. Moran 15300 ( NY) ; 4 July 1965, Sierra Juarez; Rancho El Topo , C. F. Harbison s.n. ( SD) ; 19 July 1988, Sierra San Pedro Martir, Meadows along road heading south of Ballecitos towards La Encantada, base of Cerro Botella Azul, S. Boyd 2656, S. Meury, A. Liston ( MEXU) ; 18 May 1986, 33½ km SE of La Rumorosa on road to Laguna Hanson , G.A. Levin 1677, C. Brey, R. P. Levin ( MEXU) .

Figures

FIGURE 6. Map showing the distribution of Astragalus diphacus, A. douglasii var. glaberrimus, A. douglasii var. parishii, A. douglasii var. persitricuts, and A. emoryanus var. emoryanus in Mexico.