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Asteraceae  ¦  Helianthus  ¦  Helianthus nuttallii  ¦  09845

Label

Accession No. 09845 
Family Asteraceae 
Species Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & Gray
Common name "Nuttall's sunflower"
Collector Information D.M. Barnes  (4128)  03 September 2004
Geography United States,  Utah, Utah County
Lat./Long. 40°  23' 1" N, 111°  50 ' 35" W
Township/Range T5S, R1E, Sec. 16 
Locality Lehi, W of American Fork Main St. freeway exit, along S side of railroad tracks, N of road. 
Ecology wet area along ditch. 
Climate NCDC temperatures, daily high (red), daily average (green) and daily low (blue), from 1970 to 2000 at this location.   NCDC average monthly precipitation from 1970 to 2000 at this location.
Note Latitude and longitude were derived from township and range information and may be
inaccurate by as much as 0.7 miles (or 4.2 miles if the section is not given).

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Helianthus nuttallii Torr. & Gray

Common Name(s): Nuttall sunflower, Nuttall's sunflower.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=36662, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Asteridae
                            Order: Asterales
                                Family: Asteraceae
                                    Genus: Helianthus
                                        Species: Helianthus nuttallii
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 09845s4.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 04736s2.jpg 
04736
 specimen image: 05016s2.jpg 
05016
 specimen image: 10804s2.jpg 
10804
 specimen image: 16802s1.jpg 
16802

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
13022 Agrostis stolonifera      "creeping bentgrass" 1.3 mi. W
13023 Asclepias incarnata      "swamp milkweed" 1.3 mi. W
13206 Asclepias incarnata      "swamp milkweed" 1.3 mi. W
13028 Bromus inermis      "smooth brome" 1.3 mi. W
13026 Carex utriculata      "Northwest Territory sedge" 1.3 mi. W
13024 Castilleja exilis     1.3 mi. W
13622 Centaurea solstitialis     2825 ft. S
14064 Cleome serrulata      "Rocky Mountain beeplant" same section
15290 Convolvulus arvensis      "field bindweed" 1.6 mi. N
00440 Elaeagnus angustifolia      "Russian olive" 1.4 mi. SW
13030 Elymus trachycaulus  ssp. trachycaulus   "slender wheatgrass" 1.3 mi. W
00232 Equisetum laevigatum      "smooth horsetail" 1.4 mi. SW
14065 Eupatorium maculatum      "spotted trumpetweed" 1 mi. W
08835 Glycyrrhiza lepidota      "American licorice" 1 mi. E
16802 Helianthus nuttallii      "Nuttall's sunflower" same section
00308 Hemerocallis fulva      "orange day-lily" same section
13027 Juncus ensifolius  var. montanus  1.3 mi. W
14085 Lactuca serriola      "prickly lettuce" 1153 ft. E
08539 Lemna valdiviana      "valdivia duckweed" 1.4 mi. SW
05833 Lobelia erinus      "edging lobelia" 1.9 mi. N
14060 Lythrum salicaria      "purple loosestrife" same section
08833 Polygonum amphibium      "water knotweed" 1 mi. E
00263 Ranunculus inamoenus      "graceful buttercup" 1.4 mi. SW
00443 Rhus aromatica  var. trilobata   "skunkbush sumac" 1.4 mi. SW
00512 Rumex obtusifolius      "bitter dock" 1.4 mi. SW
08834 Saponaria officinalis      "bouncingbet" 1 mi. E
02839 Sedum debile      "orpine stonecrop" 1 mi. N
05704 Sonchus arvensis      "field sowthistle" 1 mi. W
13213 Sonchus uliginosus     1.3 mi. W
14066 Sonchus uliginosus      "moist sowthistle" 1 mi. W
13029 Sonchus uliginosus     1.3 mi. W
00357 Tamarix chinensis      "five-stamen tamarisk" 1.4 mi. SW
02929 Tribulus terrestris      "puncturevine" same section
13025 Verbena hastata      "swamp verbena" 1.3 mi. W
13240 Verbena hastata      "swamp verbena" 1.3 mi. W
14067 Verbena hastata      "swamp verbena" 1 mi. W
05834 Zinnia elegans      "elegant zinnia" 1.9 mi. N

Locale


Nearby locations from the USGS Geographic Name Information System (GNIS) database:

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Lehi High School (School) Utah County, UT 2496 ft. N 4554  Lehi 
Lehi Post Office (Post Office) Utah County, UT 2428 ft. NW 4554  Lehi 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 0.6 mi. N 4557  Lehi 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 2428 ft. W 4547  Lehi 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 0.6 mi. N 4561  Lehi 
Lehi (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 0.7 mi. NW 4564  Lehi 
Margaret Wines Park (Park) Utah County, UT 0.8 mi. N 4574  Lehi 
Meadow School (School) Utah County, UT 0.7 mi. W 4547  Lehi 
Mill Pond (Reservoir) Utah County, UT 0.8 mi. SE 4524  Lehi 
Sego Lily School (School) Utah County, UT 1 mi. N 4584  Lehi 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 1.1 mi. N 4600  Lehi 
Lehi School (School) Utah County, UT 1 mi. N 4577  Lehi 
Lehi Cemetery (Cemetery) Utah County, UT 1.3 mi. N 4623  Lehi 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 1.2 mi. NE 4646  Lehi 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 1.4 mi. N 4593  Lehi 
Lehi Junior High School (School) Utah County, UT 1.5 mi. N 4669  Lehi 
Cedar Hollow (Valley) Utah County, UT 1.6 mi. N   Lehi 
Spring Creek (Stream) Utah County, UT 1.7 mi. S   Lehi 
Mitchells Hollow (Valley) Utah County, UT 1.5 mi. E   Lehi 
Lehi Airport (Airport) Utah County, UT 2 mi. N 4777  Lehi 

Links

Taxon Links for species Helianthus nuttallii  Torr. & Gray

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database
University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

Google Images

External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Helianthus+nuttallii

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