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Polygonaceae  ¦  Eriogonum  ¦  Eriogonum microthecum  ¦  14255

Label

Accession No. 14255 
Family Polygonaceae 
Species Eriogonum microthecum Nutt.
Subspecies var. simpsonii (Benth.) Reveal
Collector Information R. Van Buren  (913)  20 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, Washington County
Lat./Long. 37°  28' 24.63" N, 113°  37 ' 40.74" W at 5895 feet (1797 m)
Locality Mountain Meadow, Hiway Spring vicinity, along dirt rd W of Utah Highway 18; 
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):

     Eriogonum microthecum var. simpsonii (Benth.) Reveal
     Eriogonum microthecum var. foliosum (Torr. & Gray) Reveal
     Eriogonum microthecum var. friscanum (M.E. Jones) S. Stokes
     Eriogonum microthecum ssp. intermedium S. Stokes
     Eriogonum microthecum var. macdougalii (Gandog.) S. Stokes
     Eriogonum simpsonii Benth.

Common Name(s): Simpson buckwheat, Simpson's buckwheat.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=195533, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Caryophyllidae
                            Order: Polygonales
                                Family: Polygonaceae
                                    Genus: Eriogonum
                                        Species: Eriogonum microthecum
                                            Variety: Eriogonum microthecum var. simpsonii
                                                

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 14255s1.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
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03938
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04614
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04994
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07434
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07792
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10006
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10739
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10874
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10875
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11045
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11773
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11773
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11812
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11812
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12881
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12881
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14375
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14382
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14701
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15943

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
08125 Gilia brecciarum  ssp. brecciarum   "Nevada gilia" 1 mi. NW
03020 Peraphyllum ramosissimum      "wild crab apple" 1 mi. NW
14604 Phlox austromontana     same section

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Hiway Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 584 ft. N 5988  Central West 
Dan Sill Hill (Summit) Washington County, UT 1710 ft. NW 5883  Central West 
Abe Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 2271 ft. N 5863  Central West 
Mountain Meadow (Park) Washington County, UT 0.9 mi. W 5656  Central West 
Kane Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 1.5 mi. S 5624  Central East 
Dan Sill Creek (Stream) Washington County, UT 1.4 mi. SW   Central East 
Deep Canyon (Valley) Washington County, UT 1.4 mi. W   Central West 
Oak Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 1.9 mi. NE 6411  Central East 
Blue Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 1.8 mi. NW 5889  Central West 
California Hollow (Valley) Washington County, UT 2.8 mi. S   Central West 
Mountain Meadow (Flat) Washington County, UT 3.1 mi. N 5860  Pinto 
Lone Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 3 mi. N 5942  Pinto 
Big Mountain Electronic Site (Locale) Washington County, UT 2.9 mi. NW 7041  Enterprise 
Big Mountain (Summit) Washington County, UT 3 mi. N 7208  Enterprise 
Mud Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 2.8 mi. W 6483  Central West 
Maple Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 3 mi. W 6588  Central West 
Dixie Deer Airport (Airport) Washington County, UT 3.8 mi. S 5230  Central West 
Red Bank Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 3.1 mi. W 6421  Central West 
Eightmile Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 3.2 mi. SE 6300  Central East 
Central (Populated Place) Washington County, UT 3.9 mi. S 5250  Central East 

Links

Taxon Links for species Eriogonum microthecum  Nutt.

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=Eriogonum+microthecum

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