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Label

Accession No. 11462 
Family Brassicaceae 
Species Chorispora tenella (Pall.) DC.
Common name "crossflower"
Collector Information Donna M. Barnes  (4915)  25 April 2006
Geography United States,  Utah, Washington County
Lat./Long. 37°  26' 41" N, 113°  49 ' 13" W at 5810 feet (1771 m)
Locality Bull Valley Mountains, along FR 006 (Veyo-Shoal Creek Road), ca. 6.8 road miles S of the Lower Enterprise Reservoir Dam, western slopes of a 5983 ft. peak E of the road; 
Ecology pinyon-juniper-sage community; coarse sand soil. 
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.

Taxonomy


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

     Chorispora tenella (Pallas) DC.

Common Name(s): beanpodded mustard, blue mustard, bluemustard, chorispora, common blue mustard, common bluemustard, crossflower, purple mustard, tenella mustard.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=23099, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Dilleniidae
                            Order: Capparales
                                Family: Brassicaceae
                                    Genus: Chorispora
                                        Species: Chorispora tenella
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 11462s1.jpg specimen image: 11462f1.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
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01509
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01661
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02855
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03315
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06675
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06680
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08290
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14017
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15864

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
11460 Agoseris glauca  var. laciniata   "Arizona mountain dandelion" same section
11476 Anemone multifida     1751 ft. S
11472 Astragalus amphioxys  var. amphioxys   "crescent milkvetch" 2876 ft. SE
11464 Astragalus amphioxys  var. amphioxys   "crescent milkvetch" same section
11473 Balsamorhiza sagittata      "arrow-leaf balsamroot" 2876 ft. SE
11455 Boechera holboellii  var. secunda  same section
11479 Castilleja chromosa      "common paintbrush" 1751 ft. S
11457 Collinsia parviflora      "maiden blue eyed Mary" same section
11471 Collinsia parviflora      "maiden blue eyed Mary" 2876 ft. SE
11466 Cymopterus purpureus  var. jonesii   "Jones' spring parsley" 2876 ft. SE
11474 Descurainia incisa  var. filipes   "pinnate tansy-mustard" 2876 ft. SE
11465 Eriodictyon angustifolium      "narrow-leaf yerba santa" 2876 ft. SE
11461 Eriogonum caespitosum      "matted wild buckwheat" same section
11467 Gilia brecciarum  ssp. brecciarum   "Nevada gilia" 2876 ft. SE
11454 Lewisia brachycalyx      "shortsepal lewisia" same section
11456 Lomatium nevadense  var. parishii   "Parish's biscuitroot" same section
11478 Lotus plebeius      "New Mexico bird's-foot trefoil" 1751 ft. S
11470 Microsteris gracilis  var. humilior   "slender phlox" 2876 ft. SE
11458 Microsteris gracilis  var. humilior   "slender phlox" same section
11468 Phlox longifolia      "long-leaf phlox" 2876 ft. SE
11469 Physaria chambersii  var. chambersii   "Chambers' twinpod" 2876 ft. SE
11463 Poa fendleriana  ssp. longiligula   "muttongrass" same section
11459 Senecio multilobatus      "lobeleaf groundsel" same section
11475 Senecio multilobatus      "lobeleaf groundsel" 2876 ft. SE

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Pilot Creek (Stream) Washington County, UT 1.8 mi. NE   Hebron 
Maple Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 1.8 mi. NW 5748  Maple Ridge 
Maple Ridge (Ridge) Washington County, UT 2 mi. NW 6277  Maple Ridge 
Willow Spring Draw (Valley) Washington County, UT 2 mi. E   Maple Ridge 
Burnt Canyon (Valley) Washington County, UT 2 mi. W   Goldstrike 
Bull Valley Mountains (Range) Washington County, UT 2.7 mi. S 7008  Maple Ridge 
Windy Peak (Summit) Washington County, UT 2.9 mi. N 6729  Maple Ridge 
Cove Mountain (Summit) Washington County, UT 2.9 mi. S 6808  Maple Ridge 
Grassy Flat (Flat) Washington County, UT 3.1 mi. N 5988  Maple Ridge 
The Pinnacles (Summit) Washington County, UT 2.6 mi. W 6204  Maple Ridge 
Bull Canyon (Valley) Washington County, UT 3.3 mi. SW   Goldstrike 
Racer Canyon (Valley) Washington County, UT 3.1 mi. E   Maple Ridge 
South Boundary Trail (Trail) Washington County, UT 4 mi. S 5643  Maple Ridge 
Bull Mountain (Summit) Washington County, UT 3.5 mi. E 6355  Maple Ridge 
Racer Canyon Creek (Stream) Washington County, UT 3.5 mi. E   Hebron 
Pilot Peak Trail (Trail) Washington County, UT 4.5 mi. N 6493  Hebron 
Cave Canyon (Valley) Washington County, UT 4.6 mi. N   Goldstrike 
Pilot Peak (Summit) Washington County, UT 4.6 mi. N 6667  Hebron 
Ox Valley Lake (Lake) Washington County, UT 4.5 mi. NE 6201  Maple Ridge 
Honeycomb Rocks (Cliff) Washington County, UT 4.9 mi. N 5804  Hebron 

Links

Taxon Links for species Chorispora tenella  (Pall.) DC.

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=Chorispora+tenella

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