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Label

Accession No. 14581 
Family Polygalaceae 
Species Polygala acanthoclada A. Gray
Collector Information R. Van Buren  (1232)  06 June 2006 , with J. Cooper
Voucher Voucher for "Woody Plants of Utah" by R. Van Buren, K.T. Harper, J. Cooper 
Geography United States,  Utah, Millard County
Lat./Long. 38°  35' 41.84" N, 113°  44 ' 54.91" W at 5380 feet (1640 m)
Locality NW edge of Pine Valley, Desert Experimental Range Headquarters; 
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):

     Polygala acanthoclada Gray

Common Name(s): desert polygala, thorny polygala.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=29322, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Rosidae
                            Order: Polygalales
                                Family: Polygalaceae
                                    Genus: Polygala
                                        Species: Polygala acanthoclada
                                                                                            

Images

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 01431s1.jpg 
01431
 specimen image: 08302s1.jpg 
08302
 specimen image: 08647s1.jpg 
08647
 specimen image: 10862s1.jpg 
10862
specimen image: 10895s1.jpg 
10895
 specimen image: 11130s1.jpg 
11130

Nearby Accessions

  There are no nearby accessions.

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Desert Range Experimental Station Headquarters (Locale) Millard County, UT 0 ft. W 5240  Pine Valley Hardpan South 
Range Headquarters (Locale) Millard County, UT 559 ft. N 5243  Pine Valley Hardpan South 
Cottonwood Wash (Valley) Millard County, UT 1.8 mi. S   Lopers Spring 
Desert Ranch Reservoir (Reservoir) Beaver County, UT 2.9 mi. SE 5161  Pine Valley Hardpan South 
Pine Valley Hardpan (Flat) Millard County, UT 3 mi. NE 5079  Pine Valley Hardpan South 
Warm Point (Cliff) Millard County, UT 3 mi. W 5725  Halfway Summit 
Warm Cove Ridge (Ridge) Millard County, UT 4.2 mi. NW 6342  Tunnel Spring 
Warm Cove (Valley) Millard County, UT 4.1 mi. W   Tunnel Spring 
Guyman Well (Well) Millard County, UT 4.6 mi. NE 5089  Pine Valley Hardpan North 
Cow Camp Well (Well) Beaver County, UT 5.1 mi. SE 5210  Pine Valley Hardpan South 
Desert Experimental Range (Forest) Millard County, UT 5.6 mi. N 5581  Tunnel Spring 
Cow Track Reservoir (Reservoir) Beaver County, UT 5.7 mi. SE 5227  Pine Valley Hardpan South 

Links

Taxon Links for species Polygala acanthoclada  A. Gray

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=Polygala+acanthoclada

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