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Label

Accession No. 12579 
Family Polemoniaceae 
Species Gilia inconspicua (Sm.) Sweet
Subspecies var. sinuata (Douglas ex Benth.) A. Gray
Collector Information D.M. Barnes  (5475)  03 April 2007
Geography United States,  Utah, San Juan County
Lat./Long. 37°  14' 46" N, 109°  38 ' 33" W at 4402 feet (1342 m)
Locality Lower Butler Wash Road, about 1 mile S of Bluff Airport, cliff overlooking the San Juan River. 
Ecology desert shrub community; rocky-pebbly 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):

     Gilia sinuata Dougl. ex Benth.
     Gilia inconspicua var. sinuata (Dougl. ex Benth.) Gray

Common Name(s): rosy gilia.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=31088, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Asteridae
                            Order: Solanales
                                Family: Polemoniaceae
                                    Genus: Gilia
                                        Species: Gilia sinuata
                                                                                            

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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06345
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06346
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08195
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09359
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10992
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10992
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11394
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11394
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12720
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12720
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12720
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14023
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14023
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14023
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14043
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Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
16027 Astragalus desperatus  var. desperatus  same section
12580 Castilleja scabrida  var. scabrida   "rough paintbrush" same section
12577 Cymopterus acaulis  var. fendleri   "Fendler's spring parsley" same section
12578 Lappula occidentalis      "western stickseed" same section

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Bluff Airport (Airport) San Juan County, UT 2894 ft. NE 4459  Bluff SW 
Butler Wash (Stream) San Juan County, UT 1.4 mi. SW   Hotel Rock 
Hobbs Wash Historical Marker (Park) San Juan County, UT 1.9 mi. NE 4429  Bluff 
Gothic Creek (Stream) San Juan County, UT 2 mi. SW   Toh Atin Mesa West 
Buck Creek (Stream) San Juan County, UT 2 mi. NE   Bluff 
Navajo Spring (Spring) San Juan County, UT 2 mi. NW 4452  Bluff SW 
White Rock Point (Cliff) San Juan County, UT 2.1 mi. E 4689  White Rock Point 
Snake Canyon (Valley) San Juan County, UT 2.7 mi. NW   Bluff SW 
San Juan Hill (Summit) San Juan County, UT 3.2 mi. W 4734  San Juan Hill 
Tselakai Dezza (Populated Place) San Juan County, UT 3.6 mi. SE 4584  White Rock Point 
Comb Wash (Valley) San Juan County, UT 4 mi. SW   Hotel Rock 
Window Rock Canyon (Valley) San Juan County, UT 4.4 mi. SE   White Rock Point 
Window Rock Spring (Spring) San Juan County, UT 4.6 mi. SE 4721  White Rock Point 
Ute Canyon (Valley) San Juan County, UT 5.2 mi. SE   White Rock Point 
Chinle Creek (Stream) San Juan County, UT 5.2 mi. SW   Mexican Water 
Ute Spring (Spring) San Juan County, UT 5.4 mi. SE 4741  White Rock Point 
Tohonadla Oil Field (Oilfield) San Juan County, UT 6.2 mi. SE 4633  White Rock Point 
Mule Ear (Pillar) San Juan County, UT 6.4 mi. SW 4912  San Juan Hill 

Links

Taxon Links for species Gilia inconspicua  (Sm.) Sweet

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=Gilia+inconspicua

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