Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 14766 
Family Asteraceae 
Species Artemisia tridentata Nutt.
Subspecies var. vaseyana (Rydb.) B. Boivin
Collector Information R. Van Buren  (1467)  15 August 2006 , 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, Summit County
Lat./Long. 40°  36' 21.11" N, 110°  57 ' 43.1" W at 8530 feet (2600 m)
Locality along the Provo River, W side of Utah Highway 150, S of the junction with Murdock Basin Rd; 
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):

     Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana (Rydb.) Beetle

     Artemisia tridentata var. pauciflora Winward & Goodrich
     Artemisia tridentata var. vaseyana (Rydb.) Boivin
     Artemisia vaseyana Rydb.
     Seriphidium tridentatum ssp. vaseyanum (Rydb.) W.A. Weber
     Seriphidium vaseyanum (Rydb.) W.A. Weber

Common Name(s): big sagebrush, mountain big sagebrush.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=183740, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Asteridae
                            Order: Asterales
                                Family: Asteraceae
                                    Genus: Artemisia
                                        Species: Artemisia tridentata
                                            Subspecies: Artemisia tridentata ssp. vaseyana
                                                

Images

Images of other samples of the same species:
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01344
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01423
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02058
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02104
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02203
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02442
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02485
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03230
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05136
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05824
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06195
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07177
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07795
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07919
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07992
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11310
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13667
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13701
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13742

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
02938 Aconitum columbianum  var. columbianum   "Columbian monkshood" 1.9 mi. N
09532 Allium brevistylum      "shortstyle wild onion" 1.2 mi. N
15272 Betula glandulosa      "resin birch" same section
14763 Betula glandulosa     same section
14427 Betula glandulosa     1 mi. N
09530 Castilleja miniata      "giant red Indian paintbrush" 1.2 mi. N
06566 Ceanothus velutinus      "snowbrush ceanothus" same section
14429 Ceanothus velutinus     same section
14756 Chimaphila umbellata     1.3 mi. N
07924 Kalmia microphylla      "alpine laurel" same section
14759 Ledum glandulosum     1.3 mi. N
14420 Ledum glandulosum     1.3 mi. N
02939 Pedicularis groenlandica      "elephanthead lousewort" 1.9 mi. N
02289 Prunus virginiana      "chokecherry" same section
14432 Pseudotsuga menziesii     same section
14423 Pyrola asarifolia     1.3 mi. N
14425 Pyrola secunda     1.3 mi. N
14426 Ribes viscosissimum  var. viscosissimum  1 mi. N
14762 Salix lucida     same section
14757 Shepherdia canadensis     1.3 mi. N
10914 Sorbus scopulina      "mountain-ash" same section
14421 Vaccinium cespitosum     1.3 mi. N
14758 Vaccinium cespitosum     1.3 mi. N
14765 Vaccinium membranaceum     same section
14424 Vaccinium scoparium     1.3 mi. N
14428 Vaccinium uliginosum     1 mi. N
14764 Vaccinium uliginosum     same section

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Smooth Rock Falls (Falls) Wasatch County, UT 1192 ft. SW 8501  Iron Mine Mountain 
Cobble Creek (Stream) Wasatch County, UT 2511 ft. SW   Iron Mine Mountain 
Duchesne Tunnel (Tunnel) Wasatch County, UT 0.8 mi. E 10086  Iron Mine Mountain 
Alexander Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 0.9 mi. W 9344  Iron Mine Mountain 
Cobblerest Campground (Locale) Wasatch County, UT 1.1 mi. SW 8291  Iron Mine Mountain 
Slate Gorge (Valley) Summit County, UT 2 mi. N   Mirror Lake 
Spectacle Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.1 mi. N 9754  Mirror Lake 
Iron Mine Mountain (Summit) Wasatch County, UT 2.2 mi. S 10335  Iron Mine Mountain 
Slate Gorge Overlook (Locale) Summit County, UT 2.3 mi. N 9013  Mirror Lake 
Buckeye Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.3 mi. N 9686  Mirror Lake 
Lambert Meadow (Flat) Summit County, UT 1.9 mi. NW 9528  Iron Mine Mountain 
Duchesne Monument (Pillar) Summit County, UT 2 mi. SW 8160  Iron Mine Mountain 
Broadhead Lake (Lake) Wasatch County, UT 2 mi. NE 9945  Iron Mine Mountain 
West Portal (Locale) Summit County, UT 2 mi. W 8157  Iron Mine Mountain 
West Portal Duchesne Tunnel (Tunnel) Summit County, UT 2.3 mi. W 8445  Soapstone Basin 
Trident Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 3 mi. N 9810  Mirror Lake 
Blue Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 3 mi. N 9991  Mirror Lake 
Spring Canyon (Valley) Summit County, UT 2.4 mi. W   Mirror Lake 
Upper Provo Bridge Picnic Area (Locale) Wasatch County, UT 3 mi. N 9210  Mirror Lake 
Beth Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 3.2 mi. N 9781  Mirror Lake 

Links

Taxon Links for species Artemisia tridentata  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=Artemisia+tridentata

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