Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 14193 
Family Pinaceae 
Species Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr.
Collector Information R. Van Buren  (847)  19 July 2005 , with J. Cooper
Voucher Voucher for "Woody Plants of Utah" by R. Van Buren, K.T. Harper, J. Cooper 
Geography United States,  Utah, Sanpete County
Lat./Long. 39°  33' 17.46" N, 111°  40 ' 42.36" W at 6591 feet (2009 m)
Locality NE slopes of the San Pitch Mountains, Maple Canyon, ca 0.75 mile W of the mouth; 
Ecology narrow canyon with huge conglomerate walls; 
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):

     Abies concolor (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr.

Common Name(s): balsam fir, colorado fir, concolor fir, Oyamel de California, silver fir, white balsam, white fir.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=181826, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Coniferophyta
                    Class: Pinopsida
                        Order: Pinales
                            Family: Pinaceae
                                Genus: Abies
                                    Species: Abies concolor
                                                                                    

Images

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 00726s2.jpg 
00726
specimen image: 00837s2.jpg 
00837
specimen image: 01408s2.jpg 
01408
specimen image: 02066s2.jpg 
02066
specimen image: 02151s2.jpg 
02151
specimen image: 02207s2.jpg 
02207
specimen image: 06185s2.jpg 
06185
specimen image: 11177s2.jpg 
11177
specimen image: 11177f1.jpg 
11177

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
00816 Collomia grandiflora      "grand collomia" 1.2 mi. N
14192 Cornus sericea     same section
00768 Cornus sericea      "redosier dogwood" 1.2 mi. N
00763 Dactylis glomerata      "orchardgrass" 1.2 mi. N
00812 Descurainia californica      "Sierra tansy mustard" 1.2 mi. N
00815 Descurainia californica      "Sierra tansy mustard" 1.2 mi. N
00765 Erigeron flagellaris      "trailing fleabane" 1.2 mi. N
00766 Geum macrophyllum  var. perincisum   "large-leaf avens" 1.2 mi. N
00769 Lathyrus pauciflorus      "few-flowered pea" 1.2 mi. N
14187 Linanthus watsonii     1171 ft. NW
00767 Mimulus guttatus      "common monkeyflower" 1.2 mi. N
14190 Paxistima myrsinites     same section
00814 Penstemon subglaber      "smooth-leaf beardtongue" 1.2 mi. N
14188 Populus angustifolia     1171 ft. NW
00762 Rubus parviflorus      "thimbleberry" 1.2 mi. N
00810 Rudbeckia occidentalis      "western coneflower" 1.2 mi. N
14189 Salix exigua     1171 ft. NW
14194 Salix lasiolepis     same section
00809 Scrophularia lanceolata      "spear-leaf figwort" 1.2 mi. N
00813 Sedum debile      "orpine stonecrop" 1.2 mi. N
00811 Veronica americana      "American speedwell" 1.2 mi. N
00764 Viola adunca      "hook-spur violet" 1.2 mi. N
04113 Viola canadensis      "Canadian white violet" 1.2 mi. N
00770 Viola canadensis      "Canadian white violet" 1.2 mi. N

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Box Canyon (Valley) Sanpete County, UT 791 ft. E   Fountain Green South 
Left Fork Maple Canyon (Valley) Sanpete County, UT 2317 ft. W   Fountain Green South 
Right Fork Maple Canyon (Valley) Sanpete County, UT 2317 ft. W   Fountain Green South 
Maple Canyon Campground (Locale) Sanpete County, UT 2560 ft. W 6893  Fountain Green South 
Middle Fork Maple Canyon (Valley) Sanpete County, UT 2759 ft. W   Fountain Green South 
Larch Cristensen Spring (Spring) Sanpete County, UT 1.1 mi. NE 6122  Fountain Green South 
Dutchman Flat (Flat) Sanpete County, UT 1.4 mi. N 7678  Fountain Green South 
Maple Canyon (Valley) Sanpete County, UT 1.2 mi. E   Fountain Green South 
Jerusalem (Populated Place) Sanpete County, UT 1.3 mi. NE 5925  Fountain Green South 
Devils Gate Basin (Basin) Sanpete County, UT 1.7 mi. S 7487  Fountain Green South 
Devils Gate (Gap) Sanpete County, UT 1.7 mi. S 6595  Fountain Green South 
Hamburger Lake (Lake) Sanpete County, UT 1.7 mi. N 7970  Fountain Green South 
Kern Canyon (Valley) Sanpete County, UT 1.5 mi. SE   Fountain Green South 
Dandelion Flat (Flat) Sanpete County, UT 1.9 mi. N 7678  Fountain Green South 
Freedom Cemetery (Cemetery) Sanpete County, UT 1.6 mi. SE 5820  Fountain Green South 
Freedom (Populated Place) Sanpete County, UT 1.8 mi. SE 5778  Fountain Green South 
Joe Spring (Spring) Sanpete County, UT 2.2 mi. NW 8501  Fountain Green South 
Moroni Pole Canyon (Valley) Sanpete County, UT 2.1 mi. NE   Fountain Green South 
Rock Spring (Spring) Sanpete County, UT 2.6 mi. N 8298  Fountain Green South 
The Basin (Basin) Sanpete County, UT 2.7 mi. S 6818  Fountain Green South 

Links

Taxon Links for species Abies concolor  (Gord. & Glend.) Lindl. ex Hildebr.

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=Abies+concolor

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