Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 12569 
Family Brassicaceae 
Species Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins
Common name "Wislizen's spectacle pod"
Collector Information Donna M. Barnes  (5465)  03 April 2007
Geography United States,  Utah, San Juan County
Lat./Long. 37°  16' 59" N, 109°  35 ' 8" W at 4389 feet (1338 m)
Locality about 1 mile W of Bluff, along a dirt road ca. 0.3 road miles N of U.S. Highway 191; 
Ecology in a sandy wash. 
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):

     Dimorphocarpa wislizeni (Engelm.) Rollins

     Dithyrea griffithsii Woot. & Standl.
     Dithyrea wislizeni Engelm.
     Dithyrea wislizeni var. griffithsii (Woot. & Standl.) Payson

Common Name(s): spectacle pod, spectaclepod, touristplant, Wislizeni's spectaclepod.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=502067, click for more information and references)

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

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 12569c2.jpg specimen image: 12569d2.jpg specimen image: 12569s2.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 02956s4.jpg 
02956
specimen image: 03776s4.jpg 
03776
specimen image: 04260s4.jpg 
04260
specimen image: 05171s4.jpg 
05171
specimen image: 08463s4.jpg 
08463
specimen image: 08507s4.jpg 
08507
specimen image: 10514s4.jpg 
10514
specimen image: 11079s4.jpg 
11079
specimen image: 11560s4.jpg 
11560
specimen image: 11560d2.jpg 
11560
specimen image: 12023s4.jpg 
12023
specimen image: 12023d2.jpg 
12023
specimen image: 12023c2.jpg 
12023
specimen image: 12591s2.jpg 
12591

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
12570 Corydalis aurea      "golden fumewort" same section
12568 Ephedra viridis  var. viridis   "green ephedra" same section
12573 Lappula occidentalis      "western stickseed" same section
12571 Oenothera cavernae      "cave-dwelling evening primrose" same section
12575 Phacelia crenulata  var. corrugata   "notch-leaf scorpionweed" same section
12576 Rumex patientia      "patience dock" same section
12574 Streptanthella longirostris      "long-beaked streptanthella" same section
12572 Townsendia annua      "annual Townsend-daisy" same section

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Cottonwood Wash (Valley) San Juan County, UT 1.5 mi. SE   Cream Pots 
Cottonwood Creek (Stream) San Juan County, UT 1.5 mi. SE   Chippean Rocks 
Navajo Twins (Pillar) San Juan County, UT 1.6 mi. E 4393  Bluff 
Bluff Cemetery (Cemetery) San Juan County, UT 1.7 mi. E 4413  Bluff 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) San Juan County, UT 1.7 mi. E 4324  Bluff 
Bluff (Populated Place) San Juan County, UT 1.9 mi. E 4324  Bluff 
Bluff School (School) San Juan County, UT 1.9 mi. E 4321  Bluff 
Buck Creek (Stream) San Juan County, UT 2.1 mi. SW   Bluff 
Calf Canyon (Valley) San Juan County, UT 1.9 mi. E   Bluff 
Spring Canyon (Valley) San Juan County, UT 2.2 mi. NE   Bluff 
Turquoise RV Park (Park) San Juan County, UT 2.1 mi. E 4334  Bluff 
Sand Island Campground (Locale) San Juan County, UT 2.4 mi. SE 4839  Bluff 
Sunbonnet Rock (Pillar) San Juan County, UT 2.1 mi. E 4403  Bluff 
Hobbs Wash Historical Marker (Park) San Juan County, UT 2.3 mi. SW 4429  Bluff 
Cow Canyon (Valley) San Juan County, UT 2.4 mi. E   Bluff 
Tank Point Well (Well) San Juan County, UT 3.2 mi. N 4800  Bluff 
White Rock Point (Cliff) San Juan County, UT 3.3 mi. S 4689  White Rock Point 
Tank Mesa (Summit) San Juan County, UT 3.5 mi. N 4876  Bluff 
Bluff Airport (Airport) San Juan County, UT 3.5 mi. SW 4459  Bluff SW 
Gray Point (Summit) San Juan County, UT 3.8 mi. SE 5207  White Rock Point 

Links

Taxon Links for species Dimorphocarpa wislizeni  (Engelm.) Rollins

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=Dimorphocarpa+wislizeni

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