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Chenopodiaceae  ¦  Sarcobatus  ¦  Sarcobatus vermiculatus  ¦  15338

Label

Accession No. 15338 
Family Chenopodiaceae 
Species Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.
Common name "greasewood"
Collector Information David Rodriguez  (38)  28 September 2007
Geography United States,  Utah, Utah County
Lat./Long. 40°  19' 53.55" N, 111°  45 ' 37.46" W at 4500 feet (1371 m)
Locality Lindon vicinity, S side of North Point Solid Waste Building, along the side of the railroad. 
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):

     Sarcobatus vermiculatus (Hook.) Torr.
     Sarcobatus baileyi Coville
     Sarcobatus vermiculatus var. baileyi (Coville) Jepson

Common Name(s): black greasewood, greasewood.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=20707, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Caryophyllidae
                            Order: Caryophyllales
                                Family: Chenopodiaceae
                                    Genus: Sarcobatus
                                        Species: Sarcobatus vermiculatus
                                                                                            

Images

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 00791s1.jpg 
00791
 specimen image: 01063s1.jpg 
01063
 specimen image: 01393s3.jpg 
01393
 specimen image: 02202s1.jpg 
02202
specimen image: 02378s1.jpg 
02378
 specimen image: 05388s1.jpg 
05388
 specimen image: 07844s1.jpg 
07844
 specimen image: 08613s2.jpg 
08613
specimen image: 09215s1.jpg 
09215

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
15253 Tamarix       "tamarisk" 1.3 mi. NE

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
U S Steel Corporation Reservoir (Reservoir) Utah County, UT 1.5 mi. S 4528  Pelican Point 
U S Steel Corporation Dam (Dam) Utah County, UT 1.5 mi. S 4528  Pelican Point 
Hardy (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 1.2 mi. E 4544  Orem 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 1.5 mi. SE 4564  Orem 
Geneva Steel Plant (Locale) Utah County, UT 1.7 mi. SE 4551  Orem 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 1.8 mi. E 4623  Orem 
Wing (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 2 mi. NW 4524  Pelican Point 
Bunker (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 2.1 mi. SE 4570  Orem 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 2.2 mi. NE 4607  Orem 
Battle Creek Fort (Locale) Utah County, UT 2.4 mi. NE 4613  Orem 
Pleasant Grove Post Office (Post Office) Utah County, UT 2.4 mi. NE 4623  Orem 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 2.1 mi. E 4715  Orem 
Pleasant Grove (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 2.5 mi. NE 4633  Orem 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 2.2 mi. SE 4708  Orem 
Pleasant Grove Ranger Station (Locale) Utah County, UT 2.6 mi. NE 4643  Orem 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 2.2 mi. E 4721  Orem 
First Baptist Church (Church) Utah County, UT 2.6 mi. NE 4652  Orem 
Lindon (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 2.2 mi. E 4649  Orem 
Vineyard (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 2.6 mi. SE 4561  Orem 
Aspen School (School) Utah County, UT 2.2 mi. E 4725  Orem 

Links

Taxon Links for species Sarcobatus vermiculatus  (Hook.) Torr.

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=Sarcobatus+vermiculatus

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