Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 14828 
Family Anacardiaceae 
Species Pistacia atlantica Desf.
Collector Information R. Van Buren  (1530)  07 May 2007 , 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, Washington County
Lat./Long. 37°  14' 54.06" N, 113°  22 ' 25.65" W at 3638 feet (1109 m)
Locality slopes of the NE end of White Reef, ca. 0.5 air mile SW of Silver Reef, N of the Astragalus ampullarioides study site; 
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):

     Pistacia atlantica Desf.

     Pistacia cabulica Stocks

Common Name(s): Mt. Atlas mastic tree.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=506466, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Rosidae
                            Order: Sapindales
                                Family: Anacardiaceae
                                    Genus: Pistacia
                                        Species: Pistacia atlantica
                                                                                            

Images

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 05059s2.jpg 
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Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
14829 Ailanthus altissima     1 mi. W
04192 Amsinckia tessellata      "bristly fiddleneck" 2.2 mi. S
13188 Astragalus amphioxys  var. amphioxys   "crescent milkvetch" 1.1 mi. S
03019 Astragalus ampullarioides     1.4 mi. SE
13187 Astragalus ampullarioides     1.1 mi. S
13186 Astragalus flavus  var. higginsii  1.1 mi. S
12542 Astragalus lentiginosus      "glassy-pod freckled milkvetch" 1.9 mi. SE
11959 Cercis occidentalis  var. orbiculata  same section
14232 Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus  var. viscidiflorus  same section
13189 Cymopterus purpureus  var. purpureus   "purple spring parsley" 1.1 mi. S
14225 Encelia virginensis     same section
14236 Ephedra nevadensis     same section
14224 Ephedra nevadensis     same section
13190 Ephedra viridis      "green ephedra" 1.1 mi. S
14223 Ericameria nauseosa     same section
14239 Ericameria nauseosa  var. juncea  1.6 mi. S
14234 Eriogonum fasciculatum  var. polifolium  same section
13205 Eriogonum subreniforme      "kidney-leaf wild buckwheat" 1.1 mi. S
03017 Eschscholzia minutiflora      "pygmy poppy" 1.1 mi. S
14228 Fraxinus velutina     same section
11958 Fraxinus velutina      "velvet ash" same section
00164 Hymenopappus filifolius  var. cinereus   "common woollywhite" 1.8 mi. S
14233 Larrea tridentata     same section
04197 Lotus humistratus      "foothill deervetch" 2.2 mi. S
00157 Lupinus sericeus  var. barbiger  1.8 mi. S
04198 Mentzelia albicaulis      "whitestem blazingstar" 2.2 mi. S
04199 Mirabilis multiflora      "Colorado four o'clock" 2.2 mi. S
04195 Nama demissum      "purplemat" 2.2 mi. S
05280 Petalonyx parryi      "Parry's sandpaper plant" 826 ft. N
03009 Phacelia       "phacelia" 1.3 mi. SE
04196 Phacelia cephalotes      "virgin scorpionweed" 2.2 mi. S
04200 Phacelia fremontii      "Fremont's scorpionweed" 2.2 mi. S
14582 Pinus monophylla     1.2 mi. N
14227 Populus fremontii     same section
14238 Prosopis glandulosa  var. torreyana  1.6 mi. S
14222 Prunus fasciculata     same section
14231 Psorothamnus fremontii     same section
14229 Salix gooddingii     same section
02968 Sapindus saponaria      "wingleaf soapberry" 1.3 mi. SW
05282 Sapindus saponaria      "wingleaf soapberry" 1.3 mi. SW
14527 Thymophylla acerosa     1.9 mi. SE
14230 Vitis arizonica     same section
00156 Yucca utahensis      "Utah narrow-leaf yucca" 1.8 mi. S

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Tecumseh Hill (Summit) Washington County, UT 1797 ft. SE 3737  Hurricane 
Big Hill (Summit) Washington County, UT 2124 ft. S 3642  Hurricane 
Buckeye Reef (Ridge) Washington County, UT 2015 ft. SE 3803  Hurricane 
Milltown (historical) (Locale) Washington County, UT 2069 ft. W 3671  Signal Peak 
Silver Reef (Populated Place) Washington County, UT 2383 ft. NE 3803  Pintura 
Leeds Cemetery (Cemetery) Washington County, UT 0.8 mi. S 3416  Hurricane 
White Reef (Ridge) Washington County, UT 0.8 mi. S 3566  Harrisburg Junction 
Cobb Mine (Mine) Washington County, UT 0.9 mi. SW 3645  Harrisburg Junction 
Kimball Motel and RV Park (Park) Washington County, UT 0.9 mi. SE 3534  Hurricane 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Washington County, UT 1 mi. SE 3465  Hurricane 
Doyle Shaft (Mine) Washington County, UT 0.9 mi. E 3629  Hurricane 
Leeds (Populated Place) Washington County, UT 1.1 mi. SE 3491  Hurricane 
Leeds Ditch (Canal) Washington County, UT 1.3 mi. SE 3501  Hurricane 
Leeds Reef (Ridge) Washington County, UT 1.6 mi. S 3356  Harrisburg Junction 
Italian Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 1.7 mi. N   Pintura 
Dicks Canyon (Valley) Washington County, UT 1.8 mi. SW   Harrisburg Junction 
Red Reef (Ridge) Washington County, UT 2.1 mi. SW 3232  Harrisburg Junction 
Sandy Flat (Flat) Washington County, UT 2.2 mi. NE 3760  Pintura 
Red Cliffs Campground (Locale) Washington County, UT 2.3 mi. SW 3265  Harrisburg Junction 
Vanderbilt Mine (Mine) Washington County, UT 2.2 mi. SE 3514  Hurricane 

Links

Taxon Links for species Pistacia atlantica  Desf.

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=Pistacia+atlantica

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