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ELORA OF ALASKA
NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH
Bureau of Land Management
MESA SITE
320 Km S of Point Barrow
680 24' N, 1550 48' W elevation -m
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Astragalus umbellatus Bunge
(Fabaceae [Leguminosae])
Creek Bank and Drainage. Moist tundra on S
side of Mesa sloping to Mesa Creek. Cotton
Grass tussock meadow dominated by Erioghorum
spp., Salix spp., Betula nana, sedges, rushes,
and low-growing herbs. Collected on E bank of
creek. Flowers yellow with white margins.
Very com on.
Robert Watson, no. 81. l7 June 1997

