Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 15418 
Family Chenopodiaceae 
Species Atriplex canescens (Pursh) Nutt.
Subspecies var. canescens 
Common name "fourwing saltbush"
Collector Information Aaron Searle  (15)  13 September 2008
Geography United States,  Utah, Washington County
Lat./Long. 37°  3' 5.61" N, 113°  37 ' 21.62" W at 2532 feet (771 m)
Locality SE end of Bloomington Hill, Bloomington vicinity, E of the Red Bluff Poppy Preserve; 
Ecology with Larrea tridentata. 
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):

     Atriplex canescens var. canescens (Pursh) Nutt.

     Atriplex canescens var. occidentalis (Torr. & Frém.) Welsh & Stutz
     Atriplex tetraptera (Benth.) Rydb.

Common Name(s): fourwing saltbush.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=192226, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Caryophyllidae
                            Order: Caryophyllales
                                Family: Chenopodiaceae
                                    Genus: Atriplex
                                        Species: Atriplex canescens
                                            Variety: Atriplex canescens var. canescens
                                                

Images

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 01282s1.jpg 
01282
specimen image: 02233s1.jpg 
02233
specimen image: 02247s1.jpg 
02247
specimen image: 02260s1.jpg 
02260
specimen image: 02270s1.jpg 
02270
specimen image: 02824s2.jpg 
02824
specimen image: 09210s1.jpg 
09210
specimen image: 09421s1.jpg 
09421
specimen image: 09949s1.jpg 
09949
specimen image: 10638s1.jpg 
10638

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
05884 Astragalus eremiticus      "hermit milkvetch" 1.5 mi. E
14599 Atriplex torreyi     1.6 mi. SW
03842 Camissonia brevipes      "Mojave suncup" same section
08956 Camissonia multijuga     same section
16032 Camissonia parryi     same section
15303 Camissonia parryi      "redclay suncup" 113 ft. E
03843 Camissonia parryi      "Parry's suncup" same section
03852 Chamaesyce fendleri     same section
15244 Chilopsis linearis      "desert willow" 1.3 mi. W
15417 Chilopsis linearis      "desert willow" 994 ft. W
05605 Chloris virgata      "feather fingergrass" 1.6 mi. NW
05598 Chrysothamnus nauseosus  var. consimilis   "rubber rabbitbrush" 1.6 mi. NW
15286 Eriogonum corymbosum      "crispleaf buckwheat" 1.5 mi. E
03882 Eriogonum corymbosum  var. glutinosum   "crisp-leaf wild buckwheat" same section
16033 Eriogonum deflexum     same section
03876 Eriogonum deflexum      "flat-topped wild buckwheat" same section
03877 Eriogonum deflexum      "flat-topped wild buckwheat" same section
03853 Eriogonum inflatum      "desert trumpet" same section
05880 Eriogonum thomasii      "Thomas' wild buckwheat" same section
05881 Eriophyllum lanosum      "white easterbonnets" same section
05907 Ipomopsis polycladon      "spreading gilia" same section
08955 Langloisia setosissima  ssp. setosissima   "Great Basin langloisia" same section
12029 Linanthus demissus      "desertsnow" same section
15287 Petalonyx parryi      "Parry's sandpaper plant" 1.5 mi. E
03854 Salsola paulsenii      "barbwire Russian thistle" same section
05587 Solidago wrightii      "Wright's goldenrod" 1.6 mi. NW
08005 Tetradymia axillaris      "longspine horsebrush" 1836 ft. W
04323 Tidestromia oblongifolia      "Arizona honeysweet" same section
04332 Tidestromia oblongifolia      "Arizona honeysweet" same section
08999 Tidestromia oblongifolia      "Arizona honeysweet" 1.1 mi. E
03880 Tidestromia oblongifolia      "Arizona honeysweet" same section

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Bloomington Hill (Summit) Washington County, UT 0.9 mi. NE 2700  Saint George 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Washington County, UT 1 mi. E 2523  Saint George 
Bloomington (Populated Place) Washington County, UT 1 mi. SE 2520  Saint George 
Price City (historical) (Locale) Washington County, UT 1.2 mi. SE 2500  Saint George 
Atkinville (Populated Place) Washington County, UT 1.5 mi. S 2503  White Hills 
Atkinville Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 1.6 mi. S   Saint George 
Curly Hollow Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 1.6 mi. S   Jarvis Peak 
Red Bluff (Cliff) Washington County, UT 1.6 mi. NW 3255  White Hills 
Price Bench (Bench) Washington County, UT 1.6 mi. E 2539  Saint George 
Bloomington School (School) Washington County, UT 1.6 mi. E 2543  Saint George 
Price Bench Ditch (Canal) Washington County, UT 1.8 mi. E 2579  Saint George 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Washington County, UT 2 mi. E 2556  Saint George 
Little Round Valley (Basin) Washington County, UT 2.5 mi. SW 2464  White Hills 
The Gap (Gap) Washington County, UT 2.5 mi. N 2923  White Hills 
Lizard Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 2.7 mi. S 2595  Saint George 
Lizard Wash (Valley) Mohave County, AZ 2.7 mi. S   Lizard Point 
Val Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 2.5 mi. SW   White Hills 
Santa Clara Saint George Canal (Canal) Washington County, UT 2.9 mi. N 2625  Saint George 
Mokaac Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 2.8 mi. SE 2602  Saint George 
Big Round Valley (Basin) Washington County, UT 2.7 mi. SW 2444  White Hills 

Links

Taxon Links for species Atriplex canescens  (Pursh) 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=Atriplex+canescens

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