Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 15415 
Family Aceraceae 
Species Acer negundo L.
Common name "boxelder"
Collector Information Aaron Searle  (8)  07 September 2008
Geography United States,  Utah, Utah County
Lat./Long. 40°  20' 29.12" N, 111°  36 ' 8.82" W at 5136 feet (1565 m)
Locality Wasatch Range, Provo Canyon, Bridal Veil Falls vicinity, along the Provo River trail; 
Ecology riparian community, with Populus angustifolia and Cornus sericea. 
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):

     Acer negundo L.

     Negundo mexicanum Dc.
     Rulac negundo (Linnaeus) Hitchcock
     Rulac texana (Pax) Small

Common Name(s): ashleaf maple, box elder, boxelder, boxelder maple, california boxelder, manitoba maple, western boxelder.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=28749, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Rosidae
                            Order: Sapindales
                                Family: Aceraceae
                                    Genus: Acer
                                        Species: Acer negundo
                                                                                            

Images

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 00049s2.jpg 
00049
specimen image: 00437s2.jpg 
00437
specimen image: 00667s2.jpg 
00667
specimen image: 00821s2.jpg 
00821
specimen image: 01848s2.jpg 
01848
specimen image: 01950s2.jpg 
01950
specimen image: 02140s2.jpg 
02140
specimen image: 03638s2.jpg 
03638
specimen image: 06176s2.jpg 
06176

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
02155 Acer glabrum  var. glabrum   "New Mexico maple" same section
14985 Acer negundo      "boxelder" same section
13649 Astragalus utahensis      "Utah milkvetch" 1.1 mi. N
13652 Betula occidentalis      "water birch" 1.1 mi. N
02158 Betula occidentalis      "water birch" same section
06822 Caltha leptosepala      "white marsh marigold" 1.1 mi. SE
13651 Cercocarpus montanus      "alderleaf mountain mahogany" 1.1 mi. N
14641 Clematis occidentalis     1263 ft. SE
02189 Clematis orientalis      "Oriental virgins-bower" same section
15416 Cornus sericea      "redosier dogwood" same section
02191 Cornus sericea      "redosier dogwood" same section
02196 Cornus sericea      "redosier dogwood" same section
15220 Cornus sericea      "redosier dogwood" 668 ft. SE
14640 Crataegus douglasii  var. rivularis  1263 ft. SE
13648 Cymopterus longipes  var. longipes   "long-stalked spring parsley" 1.1 mi. N
01493 Cynoglossum officinale      "gypsyflower" 1.3 mi. SE
13646 Descurainia pinnata  var. osmiarum  1.1 mi. N
01491 Geranium viscosissimum  var. incisum   "sticky purple geranium" 1.3 mi. SE
10911 Humulus lupulus      "common hop" 2665 ft. S
15261 Humulus lupulus      "common hop" 420 ft. S
15232 Humulus lupulus      "common hop" 514 ft. S
15257 Humulus lupulus      "common hop" 381 ft. S
01874 Linaria dalmatica      "Dalmatian toadflax" 2.1 mi. SE
13653 Lonicera involucrata      "twinberry honeysuckle" 1.1 mi. N
01488 Lonicera involucrata  var. involucrata   "twinberry honeysuckle" 1.3 mi. SE
02157 Mahonia repens      "Oregongrape" same section
13650 Mertensia oblongifolia      "western bluebells" 1.1 mi. N
01492 Penstemon eatonii  var. eatonii  1.3 mi. SE
01487 Penstemon palmeri  var. palmeri   "Palmer's beardtongue" 1.3 mi. SE
02156 Physocarpus alternans      "dwarf ninebark" same section
14986 Physocarpus malvaceus      "mallow ninebark" same section
14643 Picea pungens     768 ft. SE
15275 Picea pungens      "blue spruce" same section
13655 Poa compressa      "Canada bluegrass" 1.1 mi. N
02187 Populus angustifolia      "narrow-leaf cottonwood" same section
02188 Populus tremuloides      "quaking aspen" same section
01872 Prunus virginiana      "chokecherry" 2.1 mi. SE
15414 Prunus virginiana      "chokecherry" same section
02194 Rhus aromatica  var. trilobata   "skunkbush sumac" same section
02193 Rhus aromatica  var. trilobata   "skunkbush sumac" same section
14645 Ribes cereum     693 ft. S
14984 Rosa       "rose" same section
01490 Rosa woodsii      "Woods' rose" 1.3 mi. SE
02195 Rosa woodsii      "Woods' rose" same section
02199 Salix exigua      "narrow-leaf willow" same section
01873 Sambucus caerulea     2.1 mi. SE
02159 Sambucus caerulea     same section
08782 Setaria pumila  ssp. pumila   "yellow foxtail" 1.2 mi. SE
15259 Solanum dulcamara      "climbing nightshade" 2446 ft. E
01489 Sphaeralcea munroana     1.3 mi. SE

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Bridal Veil Falls Sky Ride (Locale) Utah County, UT 940 ft. S 5499  Bridal Veil Falls 
Bridal Veil Falls (Falls) Utah County, UT 1186 ft. S 5948  Bridal Veil Falls 
Lost Creek (Stream) Utah County, UT 996 ft. SW   Bridal Veil Falls 
Nunns (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 0.6 mi. SW 5154  Bridal Veil Falls 
Davis Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 0.6 mi. NE   Bridal Veil Falls 
Upper Falls (Falls) Utah County, UT 0.6 mi. E 5817  Bridal Veil Falls 
Slide Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 0.8 mi. NE   Bridal Veil Falls 
Rotary Park (Park) Utah County, UT 0.8 mi. W 5404  Bridal Veil Falls 
Canyon Glen (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 1.2 mi. SW 5049  Bridal Veil Falls 
Rotary Park Picnic Area (Park) Utah County, UT 1.2 mi. SW 5043  Bridal Veil Falls 
Frazier Trailer Park (Park) Utah County, UT 1.1 mi. SE 7947  Bridal Veil Falls 
Canyon Glen Picnic Area (Locale) Utah County, UT 1.2 mi. SW 5004  Bridal Veil Falls 
Snow Slide Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 1.4 mi. NE   Bridal Veil Falls 
Springdell (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 1.5 mi. SW 4974  Bridal Veil Falls 
Mountain Range Campground (Locale) Utah County, UT 1.5 mi. NE 5194  Bridal Veil Falls 
South Fork Provo River (Stream) Utah County, UT 1.7 mi. NE   Bridal Veil Falls 
Timpanogos Glacier (Glacier) Utah County, UT 2 mi. N 10220  Bridal Veil Falls 
Vivian Park (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 1.8 mi. NE 5214  Bridal Veil Falls 
Vivian Park Post Office (historical) (Post Office) Utah County, UT 1.8 mi. NE 5214  Bridal Veil Falls 
Pole Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 1.8 mi. SW   Bridal Veil Falls 

Links

Taxon Links for species Acer negundo  L.

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=Acer+negundo

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