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Seed Accession 940117

Taxon

Prosopis tamarugo

Botanical Name

Prosopis tamarugo Philippi

Accession No.

940117

Accession Date

13 Oct 1994

Availability

B (Moderate)

Collector(s)

E. Weber, J. Weber

Collection Date

19 Jul 1994

Locality

Chile
At edge of Salar de Atacama, II Region, ca. 15 km SE of San Pedro de Atacama on road to Toconao.

Setting Circumstances

Growing in isolated places - not known if naturally occuring. Very saline soil with surface salt crust.

Provenance

Unknown

Associated Accession

None

No. Individuals Collected From

1

Comments

Tree 25 ft. tall. Received from Edmund and Jean Weber.

Herbarium Voucher(s)

None
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