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A new species of astragalus (Leguminosae) from northwestern New Mexico and adjacent Arizona

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Astragalus chuskanus Barneby & Spellenberg, a new species of ser. Humistratae, is described, figured, discussed, and inserted into current monographic keys to the genus.

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  1. New York Botanical Garden, 10458-5126, Bronx, NY

    Rupert C. Barneby

  2. Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, 88003, Las Cruces, NM

    Richard Spellenberg

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Barneby, R.C., Spellenberg, R. A new species of astragalus (Leguminosae) from northwestern New Mexico and adjacent Arizona. Brittonia 39, 188–191 (1987). https://doi.org/10.2307/2807371

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