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Label

Accession No. 02678 
Family Brassicaceae 
Species Erysimum capitatum (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene
Subspecies var. capitatum 
Common name "sand dune wallflower"
Collector Information J.D. Christensen  (78)  22 May 1974
Geography United States,  Utah, Cache County
Lat./Long. 41°  45' 41" N, 111°  42 ' 34" W
Township/Range T12N, R2E at 6000 feet (1829 m) 
Locality Caroad Canyon, along road, dry waste area. 
Ecology Prevalent among Poa species in loam. 
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):

     Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene
     Cheirinia aspera (Nutt.) Britt.
     Erysimum arkansanum Nutt.
     Erysimum asperum (Nutt.) DC.
     Erysimum asperum var. arkansanum (Nutt.) Gray
     Erysimum asperum var. capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Boivin
     Erysimum capitatum var. stellatum (J.T. Howell) Twisselmann
     Erysimum capitatum var. washoense G. Rossb.
     Erysimum elatum Nutt.
     Erysimum moniliforme Eastw.
     Erysimum wheeleri Rothrock

Common Name(s): plains wallflower, prairie rocket, sanddune wallflower, western wallflower.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=195784, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Dilleniidae
                            Order: Capparales
                                Family: Brassicaceae
                                    Genus: Erysimum
                                        Species: Erysimum capitatum
                                            Variety: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum
                                                

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
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Images of other samples of the same species:
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Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
02698 Erysimum capitatum  var. capitatum   "sand dune wallflower" same section
02693 Fragaria vesca  var. bracteata   "woodland strawberry" same section
02701 Galium mexicanum  var. asperulum  same section
02700 Hackelia micrantha     same section
02707 Lathyrus laetivirens      "plateau vetchling" same section
02679 Lithophragma glabrum      "bulbous woodland-star" same section
02676 Viola adunca      "hook-spur violet" same section
02699 Viola nephrophylla      "northern bog violet" same section
02680 Viola nuttallii      "Nuttall's violet" same section
02684 Wyethia amplexicaulis      "mule's ears" same section

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Dewitt Campground (Locale) Cache County, UT 1549 ft. S 5043  Mount Elmer 
Malibu Campground (Locale) Cache County, UT 1527 ft. E 5056  Mount Elmer 
Guinavah Campground (Locale) Cache County, UT 2741 ft. E 5063  Mount Elmer 
Spring Hollow Campground (Locale) Cache County, UT 0.7 mi. SW 5033  Mount Elmer 
Spring Hollow (Valley) Cache County, UT 0.7 mi. SW   Logan Peak 
Upper Spring Hollow Picnic Area (Locale) Cache County, UT 0.9 mi. SW 5158  Logan Peak 
Beindneau Summer Home Area (Populated Place) Cache County, UT 0.8 mi. E 5243  Mount Elmer 
Guinavah Amphitheater (Locale) Cache County, UT 0.7 mi. E 5105  Mount Elmer 
Beirdneau Hollow (Valley) Cache County, UT 0.8 mi. E   Mount Elmer 
Mill Hollow (Valley) Cache County, UT 0.9 mi. SW   Logan Peak 
Beirdneau Campground (Locale) Cache County, UT 0.9 mi. E 5128  Mount Elmer 
Third Dam (Dam) Cache County, UT 0.9 mi. SW 5030  Mount Elmer 
Middle Spring Hollow Picnic Area (Locale) Cache County, UT 1.1 mi. SW 5164  Mount Elmer 
Gus Lind Flat (Flat) Cache County, UT 1.4 mi. SW 5026  Logan Peak 
Nook Campground (Locale) Cache County, UT 1.3 mi. E 5210  Mount Elmer 
Bridger Campground (Locale) Cache County, UT 1.6 mi. SW 4958  Logan Peak 
Browns Roll Off Campground (Locale) Cache County, UT 1.8 mi. E 5125  Mount Elmer 
Water Canyon (Valley) Cache County, UT 2.3 mi. N   Mount Elmer 
Beirdneau Peak (Summit) Cache County, UT 2.3 mi. N 8865  Mount Elmer 
Clark Hollow (Valley) Cache County, UT 2 mi. SW   Mount Elmer 

Links

Taxon Links for species Erysimum capitatum  (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene

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=Erysimum+capitatum

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