Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 14132 
Family Chenopodiaceae 
Species Atriplex gardneri (Moq.) D. Dietr.
Subspecies var. falcata (M.E. Jones) S.L. Welsh
Collector Information R. Van Buren  (786)  30 June 2005 , with J. Cooper, K.T. Harper
Voucher Voucher for "Woody Plants of Utah" by R. Van Buren, K.T. Harper, J. Cooper 
Geography United States,  Utah, Tooele County
Lat./Long. 39°  57' 18.55" N, 111°  53 ' 7.38" W at 4517 feet (1377 m)
Locality E side of Goshen Valley, western base of Warm Springs Mountain, ca. 1 mile S of US Highway 6; 
Ecology eastern edge of the salt playa; 
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):

     Atriplex falcata (M.E. Jones) Standl.

     Atriplex gardneri var. falcata (M.E. Jones) Welsh
     Atriplex nuttallii auct. non S. Wats. p.p.
     Atriplex nuttallii ssp. falcata (M.E. Jones) Hall & Clements
     Atriplex nuttallii var. falcata M.E. Jones

Common Name(s): sickle saltbush.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=20529, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Caryophyllidae
                            Order: Caryophyllales
                                Family: Chenopodiaceae
                                    Genus: Atriplex
                                        Species: Atriplex falcata
                                                                                            

Images

Images of other samples of the same species:
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01308
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02030
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02098
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02205
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02221
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04000
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04228
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05694
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05966
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05970
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06762
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07141
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07272
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07273
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07839
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08250
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08610
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08611
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10660
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10665
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11686
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11686
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12107
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12107

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
14133 Allenrolfea occidentalis     same section
04730 Castilleja exilis     same section
05256 Cirsium arvense      "Canada thistle" same section
02282 Elaeagnus angustifolia  var. angustifolia   "Russian olive" same section
04743 Haplopappus lanceolatus      "lanceleaf goldenweed" same section
05073 Hornungia procumbens     2446 ft. W
05072 Kochia americana      "green molly" 2446 ft. W
04731 Kochia americana      "green molly" same section
08127 Puccinellia parishii     2446 ft. W
04734 Suaeda calceoliformis      "Pursh seepweed" same section
05071 Triglochin concinna      "slender arrowgrass" 2446 ft. W
05257 Viguiera ciliata      "rough goldeneye" same section

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Goshen Post Office (Post Office) Utah County, UT 0.8 mi. W 4551  Goshen 
Goshen (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 0.8 mi. W 4547  Goshen 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 0.9 mi. W 4554  Goshen 
Warm Springs Ditch (Canal) Utah County, UT 1 mi. SE 4538  Santaquin 
Goshen Cemetery (Cemetery) Utah County, UT 1.4 mi. SW 4626  Goshen 
Warm Springs (Spring) Utah County, UT 1.6 mi. E 4656  Santaquin 
Black Hollow (Valley) Utah County, UT 1.9 mi. SE   Santaquin 
Lant (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 1.7 mi. W 4551  Goshen 
City Ditch (Canal) Utah County, UT 1.9 mi. W 4574  Goshen 
Warm Springs Mountain (Summit) Utah County, UT 2 mi. E 5463  Santaquin 
East Warm Creek Ditch (Canal) Utah County, UT 2.3 mi. NE 4541  Santaquin 
Little Valley (Valley) Utah County, UT 2.1 mi. SE   Santaquin 
Government Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 2.7 mi. S   Santaquin 
Goshen Reservoir (Reservoir) Utah County, UT 2.7 mi. W 4587  Goshen 
Currant Creek (Stream) Utah County, UT 3 mi. NW   Mona 
Kimball Creek (Stream) Utah County, UT 2.9 mi. W   Tintic Mountain 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 3.6 mi. NE 4600  Santaquin 
Genola (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 3.6 mi. NE 4607  Santaquin 
Government Flat (Flat) Juab County, UT 4.2 mi. S 4958  Goshen 
Goshen School (School) Utah County, UT 3.4 mi. W 4646  Goshen 

Links

Taxon Links for species Atriplex gardneri  (Moq.) D. Dietr.

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=Atriplex+gardneri

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