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| Accession No. | 10338 |
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| Family | Onagraceae |
| Species | Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh |
| Common name | "scarlet beeblossom" |
| Collector Information | D.M. Barnes (4219) 19 April 2005 |
| Geography | United States, Utah, Washington County |
| Lat./Long. | 37° 4' 59" N, 113° 55 ' 33" W at 3816 feet (1163 m) |
| Locality | Beaver Dam Mountains, SE of Welcome Creek Wash, along Eardley Road, ca. 3 road miles W of Old Highway 91, at pass between two rocky knolls, on the E side of the road; |
| Ecology | warm desert shrub community with barrel cactus and Joshua trees; rock crevices, rocky soil, W-facing slope. |
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Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):
Gaura coccinea Nutt. ex Pursh
Gaura coccinea var. arizonica Munz
Gaura coccinea var. epilobioides (Kunth) Munz
Gaura coccinea var. glabra (Lehm.) Munz
Gaura coccinea var. parvifolia (Torr.) Rickett
Gaura coccinea var. typica Munz
Gaura glabra Lehm.
Gaura odorata Sessé ex Lag.
Common Name(s): scarlet beeblossom, scarlet gaura, Scarlet guara.
Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=27646, click for more information and references)
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Genus: Gaura
Species: Gaura coccinea
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| Accession | Name | Dist., dir. |
|---|---|---|
| 09339 | Achnatherum speciosum "desert needlegrass" | 1390 ft. NE |
| 09332 | Aloysia wrightii "Wright's beebrush" | 1416 ft. NE |
| 14506 | Ambrosia dumosa | 488 ft. E |
| 14502 | Amphipappus fremontii var. spinosus | 488 ft. E |
| 14507 | Atriplex canescens var. canescens | 488 ft. E |
| 14460 | Brickellia atractyloides | 1642 ft. NE |
| 10323 | Brickellia atractyloides "spearleaf brickellbush" | same section |
| 09342 | Buddleja utahensis "Utah butterflybush" | 1390 ft. NE |
| 10336 | Castilleja chromosa "common paintbrush" | same section |
| 10326 | Chaenactis macrantha "showy dusty-maiden" | same section |
| 10333 | Cheilanthes parryi "Parry's lipfern" | same section |
| 09338 | Cryptantha virginensis "Virgin River cat's eye" | 1390 ft. NE |
| 10250 | Dasyochloa pulchella "low woollygrass" | 2.3 mi. S |
| 10337 | Ephedra viridis "green ephedra" | same section |
| 10329 | Galium proliferum "limestone bedstraw" | same section |
| 09347 | Krameria erecta "little-leaf ratany" | 1390 ft. NE |
| 09340 | Langloisia setosissima ssp. setosissima "Great Basin langloisia" | 1390 ft. NE |
| 10324 | Linanthus demissus "desertsnow" | same section |
| 14505 | Lycium andersonii | 488 ft. E |
| 10325 | Mimulus parryi "annual redspot monkeyflower" | same section |
| 10249 | Nama demissum "purplemat" | 2.3 mi. S |
| 10332 | Nemacladus glanduliferus "glandular threadplant" | same section |
| 10327 | Oenothera primiveris var. bufonis | same section |
| 10335 | Parietaria pensylvanica | same section |
| 09337 | Parietaria pensylvanica "Pennsylvania pellitory" | 1390 ft. NE |
| 10248 | Phacelia fremontii "Fremont's scorpionweed" | 2.3 mi. S |
| 10334 | Phacelia rotundifolia | same section |
| 10251 | Physaria rectipes "straight bladderpod" | 2.3 mi. S |
| 10330 | Plantago patagonica "woolly plantain" | same section |
| 09344 | Psorothamnus fremontii "Fremont's dalea" | 1390 ft. NE |
| 09346 | Psorothamnus polydenius "Nevada dalea" | 1390 ft. NE |
| 14496 | Psorothamnus polydenius | 2837 ft. NE |
| 10340 | Purshia mexicana var. stansburyana "cliff rose" | same section |
| 09345 | Salazaria mexicana "Mexican bladdersage" | 1390 ft. NE |
| 09341 | Schismus barbatus "common Mediterranean grass" | 1390 ft. NE |
| 10331 | Silene antirrhina "sleepy silene" | same section |
| 09348 | Vicia ludoviciana "Louisiana vetch" | 1390 ft. NE |
| 10328 | Vicia ludoviciana "Louisiana vetch" | same section |
| 10339 | Xylorhiza tortifolia var. tortifolia "Mojave aster" | same section |
| Name | County | Dist., dir. | Elevation (ft.) | 7.5' Quad Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welcome Spring (Spring) | Washington County, UT | 1.3 mi. NE | 4544 | Castle Cliff |
| Middle Spring (Spring) | Washington County, UT | 2.4 mi. N | 4728 | Castle Cliff |
| Reber Spring (Spring) | Washington County, UT | 2.9 mi. N | 4242 | Castle Cliff |
| Castle Cliff (Cliff) | Washington County, UT | 2.5 mi. SE | 3862 | Castle Cliff |
| Sam Spring (Spring) | Washington County, UT | 3.2 mi. N | 4685 | West Mountain Peak |
| Castle Cliff (Cliff) | Washington County, UT | 3 mi. SE | 4055 | Castle Cliff |
| Summit Spring (Spring) | Washington County, UT | 3 mi. E | 4600 | Jarvis Peak |
| Crazy Spring (Spring) | Washington County, UT | 3.8 mi. N | 4580 | West Mountain Peak |
| Joshua Tree Natural Area (Reserve) | Washington County, UT | 3.7 mi. S | 3140 | Castle Cliff |
| Summit Spring Wash (Valley) | Washington County, UT | 3.1 mi. E | Castle Cliff | |
| Grapevine Spring (Spring) | Washington County, UT | 4 mi. NE | 5735 | West Mountain Peak |
| Indian Spring (Spring) | Washington County, UT | 4.4 mi. N | 5181 | West Mountain Peak |
| Beaver Dam Mountains (Range) | Washington County, UT | 5.3 mi. N | 6998 | West Mountain Peak |
| Bulldog Knolls (Range) | Washington County, UT | 5.1 mi. SE | 3373 | Jarvis Peak |
| Bulldog Canyon (Valley) | Washington County, UT | 5.2 mi. SE | Jarvis Peak | |
| West Mountain Peak (Summit) | Washington County, UT | 5.5 mi. NE | 7507 | West Mountain Peak |
| Tabeau Peak (Summit) | Washington County, UT | 5.8 mi. SE | 4341 | Jarvis Peak |
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