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Label

Accession No. 11470 
Family Polemoniaceae 
Species Microsteris gracilis (Hook.) Greene
Subspecies var. humilior (Hook.) Cronquist
Common name "slender phlox"
Collector Information Donna M. Barnes  (4923)  25 April 2006
Geography United States,  Utah, Washington County
Lat./Long. 37°  26' 18" N, 113°  49 ' 34" W at 6152 feet (1875 m)
Locality Bull Valley Mountains, along FR 006 (Veyo-Shoal Creek Road), ca. 7.3 road miles S of the Lower Enterprise Reservoir Dam, western slopes of a 6494 ft. peak W of the road; 
Ecology chaparral community; 
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):

     Phlox gracilis ssp. humilis (Greene) Mason
     Gilia gracilis var. humilior (Hook.) St. John
     Microsteris gracilis var. humilior (Hook.) Cronq.
     Microsteris gracilis ssp. humilis (Greene) Brand
     Microsteris humilis Greene
     Microsteris micrantha (Kellogg) Greene
     Phlox gracilis var. humilior (Hook.) Boivin

Common Name(s): dwarf phlox, slender phlox.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=524481, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Asteridae
                            Order: Solanales
                                Family: Polemoniaceae
                                    Genus: Phlox
                                        Species: Phlox gracilis
                                            Subspecies: Phlox gracilis ssp. humilis
                                                

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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05208
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05222
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06209
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06211
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06692
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06812
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07138
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07890
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08274
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08713
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10197
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11025
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11458
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11458
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11458
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11631
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11631
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13424
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13435
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13718

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
11460 Agoseris glauca  var. laciniata   "Arizona mountain dandelion" 2876 ft. NW
11476 Anemone multifida     1496 ft. W
11472 Astragalus amphioxys  var. amphioxys   "crescent milkvetch" same section
11464 Astragalus amphioxys  var. amphioxys   "crescent milkvetch" 2876 ft. NW
11473 Balsamorhiza sagittata      "arrow-leaf balsamroot" same section
11455 Boechera holboellii  var. secunda  2876 ft. NW
11479 Castilleja chromosa      "common paintbrush" 1496 ft. W
11462 Chorispora tenella      "crossflower" 2876 ft. NW
11457 Collinsia parviflora      "maiden blue eyed Mary" 2876 ft. NW
11471 Collinsia parviflora      "maiden blue eyed Mary" same section
11466 Cymopterus purpureus  var. jonesii   "Jones' spring parsley" same section
11474 Descurainia incisa  var. filipes   "pinnate tansy-mustard" same section
11465 Eriodictyon angustifolium      "narrow-leaf yerba santa" same section
11461 Eriogonum caespitosum      "matted wild buckwheat" 2876 ft. NW
11467 Gilia brecciarum  ssp. brecciarum   "Nevada gilia" same section
11454 Lewisia brachycalyx      "shortsepal lewisia" 2876 ft. NW
11456 Lomatium nevadense  var. parishii   "Parish's biscuitroot" 2876 ft. NW
11478 Lotus plebeius      "New Mexico bird's-foot trefoil" 1496 ft. W
11458 Microsteris gracilis  var. humilior   "slender phlox" 2876 ft. NW
11468 Phlox longifolia      "long-leaf phlox" same section
11469 Physaria chambersii  var. chambersii   "Chambers' twinpod" same section
11463 Poa fendleriana  ssp. longiligula   "muttongrass" 2876 ft. NW
11475 Senecio multilobatus      "lobeleaf groundsel" same section
11459 Senecio multilobatus      "lobeleaf groundsel" 2876 ft. NW

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Maple Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 1.9 mi. NW 5748  Maple Ridge 
Burnt Canyon (Valley) Washington County, UT 1.7 mi. W   Goldstrike 
Maple Ridge (Ridge) Washington County, UT 2.2 mi. N 6277  Maple Ridge 
Bull Valley Mountains (Range) Washington County, UT 2.3 mi. S 7008  Maple Ridge 
Pilot Creek (Stream) Washington County, UT 2.3 mi. NE   Hebron 
Cove Mountain (Summit) Washington County, UT 2.6 mi. SE 6808  Maple Ridge 
The Pinnacles (Summit) Washington County, UT 2.4 mi. W 6204  Maple Ridge 
Willow Spring Draw (Valley) Washington County, UT 2.5 mi. NE   Maple Ridge 
Bull Canyon (Valley) Washington County, UT 2.8 mi. SW   Goldstrike 
Windy Peak (Summit) Washington County, UT 3.4 mi. N 6729  Maple Ridge 
Grassy Flat (Flat) Washington County, UT 3.4 mi. N 5988  Maple Ridge 
South Boundary Trail (Trail) Washington County, UT 3.7 mi. S 5643  Maple Ridge 
Racer Canyon (Valley) Washington County, UT 3.4 mi. E   Maple Ridge 
Quail Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 4.3 mi. S 5601  Maple Ridge 
White Rocks (Summit) Washington County, UT 4.5 mi. S 5633  Maple Ridge 
Bull Mountain (Summit) Washington County, UT 3.7 mi. E 6355  Maple Ridge 
Racer Canyon Creek (Stream) Washington County, UT 3.9 mi. E   Hebron 
Cave Canyon (Valley) Washington County, UT 4.8 mi. N   Goldstrike 
Twin Peaks Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 4.2 mi. W 6313  Goldstrike 
Pilot Peak Trail (Trail) Washington County, UT 5 mi. N 6493  Hebron 

Links

Taxon Links for species Microsteris gracilis  (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=Microsteris+gracilis

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