Field notebooks : Chile, Bolivia, and Peru, 1953-1954
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Field No. 24-H-E Latin name ASTRAGALUS procumbens Hook. Local name "yerba loca" P.I. No. Locality data 25 kilometers south of LA Serena, Coquimbo, Chile Along Pan American Highway. Plant description Small silvery-green plant growing in the sandy soil on the road side. Special notes Small sample to "Hunt Project" Wild? X Both of the material to "ERRL" Cult? Collector E.E. Smith Date 10/29/53 QN PLANT EXPLORATION AND INTRODUCTION, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 8-3495