Specimen Label Details, UVU Herbarium

Boraginaceae ¦ Mertensia ¦ Mertensia fusiformis ¦ 15729

Label

Accession No.	15729
Family	Boraginaceae
Species	Mertensia fusiformis Greene
Collector Information	Oliver Hansen (12) 16 June 2010 , with J.A. Alexander
Voucher	Senior Thesis Voucher for Henry's Fork and Vicinity Checklist, Block 19, northern Utah and southern Wyoming.
Geography	United States, Wyoming, Uintah County
Lat./Long.	41° 3' 29.43" N, 110° 21 ' 43.92" W at 8761 feet (2671 m)
Locality	Uinta Mountains, NW slope of Cottonwood Mountain, FR072, ca. 4 miles N of Utah/Wyoming State line, E side of road, at top of ridge;
Ecology	aspen forest.

Taxonomy

Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Mertensia oblongifolia (Nutt.) G. Don
     Mertensia bakeri Greene
     Mertensia bakeri var. osterhoutii L.O. Williams
     Mertensia cusickii Piper
     Mertensia fusiformis Greene
     Mertensia lanceolata var. fendleri (Gray) Gray
     Mertensia lanceolata var. nivalis (S. Wats.) Higgins
     Mertensia lanceolata var. pubens (J.F. Macbr.) L.O. Williams
     Mertensia lanceolata var. viridis A. Nels.
     Mertensia oblongifolia var. amoena (A. Nels.) L.O. Williams
     Mertensia oblongifolia var. nevadensis (A. Nels.) L.O. Williams
     Mertensia oreophila L.O. Williams
     Mertensia paniculata var. nivalis S. Wats.
     Mertensia perplexa Rydb.
     Mertensia toiyabensis J.F. Macbr.
     Mertensia viridis (A. Nels.) A. Nels.
     Mertensia viridis var. caelestina (A. Nels. & Cockerell) L.O. Williams
     Mertensia viridis var. cana (Rydb.) L.O. Williams
     Mertensia viridis var. cynoglossoides (Greene) J.F. Macbr.
     Mertensia viridis var. parvifolia L.O. Williams

Common Name(s): languid-lady, oblongleaf bluebells.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=31683, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Asteridae
                            Order: Lamiales
                                Family: Boraginaceae
                                    Genus: Mertensia
                                        Species: Mertensia oblongifolia

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):

Images of other samples of the same species:

06716

07144

Nearby Accessions

Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.

15721 Androsace septentrionalis    300 ft. SW
15718 Antennaria dimorpha    300 ft. SW
15732 Arabis holboellii    same section
15805 Artemisia tridentata var. vaseyana 300 ft. SW
15735 Astragalus argophyllus var. martinii same section
15724 Astragalus spatulatus    300 ft. SW
15807 Castilleja flava var. flava 300 ft. SW
15720 Cerastium arvense    300 ft. SW
15734 Delphinium nuttallianum    same section
15723 Erigeron compositus var. glabratus 300 ft. SW
15806 Eriogonum umbellatum var. majus 300 ft. SW
15736 Fritillaria atropurpurea    same section
15725 Oxytropis sericea var. sericea 300 ft. SW
15722 Phlox multiflora    300 ft. SW
15727 Pinus contorta var. latifolia 492 ft. W
15731 Poa fendleriana    same section
15719 Poa secunda    300 ft. SW
15726 Selaginella densa    300 ft. SW
15733 Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus same section
15730 Shepherdia canadensis    same section
15808 Tetradymia canescens    300 ft. SW
15728 Viola nuttallii    492 ft. W

Accession	Name	Dist., dir.
15721	Androsace septentrionalis	300 ft. SW
15718	Antennaria dimorpha	300 ft. SW
15732	Arabis holboellii	same section
15805	Artemisia tridentata var. vaseyana	300 ft. SW
15735	Astragalus argophyllus var. martinii	same section
15724	Astragalus spatulatus	300 ft. SW
15807	Castilleja flava var. flava	300 ft. SW
15720	Cerastium arvense	300 ft. SW
15734	Delphinium nuttallianum	same section
15723	Erigeron compositus var. glabratus	300 ft. SW
15806	Eriogonum umbellatum var. majus	300 ft. SW
15736	Fritillaria atropurpurea	same section
15725	Oxytropis sericea var. sericea	300 ft. SW
15722	Phlox multiflora	300 ft. SW
15727	Pinus contorta var. latifolia	492 ft. W
15731	Poa fendleriana	same section
15719	Poa secunda	300 ft. SW
15726	Selaginella densa	300 ft. SW
15733	Senecio integerrimus var. exaltatus	same section
15730	Shepherdia canadensis	same section
15808	Tetradymia canescens	300 ft. SW
15728	Viola nuttallii	492 ft. W

Locale

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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name

Gourley Meadows (Flat) Uinta County, WY 2150 ft. SW 8600 Table Mountain

Whiskey Spring (Spring) Uinta County, WY 1.6 mi. E 8770 Table Mountain

Graham Reservoir Number 1 (Reservoir) Uinta County, WY 1.7 mi. NW 8452 Buck Fever Ridge

Graham Dam (Dam) Uinta County, WY 1.7 mi. W 8455 Buck Fever Ridge

Graham Reservoir (Reservoir) Uinta County, WY 1.7 mi. W 8455 Buck Fever Ridge

Cottonwood Mountain (Summit) Uinta County, WY 2.2 mi. S 9321 Table Mountain

Big Spring (Spring) Uinta County, WY 2.3 mi. NE 8741 Table Mountain

Murray Ditch (Canal) Uinta County, WY 2.5 mi. NW 8317 Buck Fever Ridge

Deadhorse State Hospital Camp (Locale) Uinta County, WY 2.8 mi. S 8931 Buck Fever Ridge

Gilbert Creek (Stream) Summit County, UT 2.3 mi. W Bridger Lake

Gilbert Creek (Stream) Uinta County, WY 2.3 mi. W Bridger Lake

Deadhorse Park (Park) Uinta County, WY 3 mi. S 8888 Buck Fever Ridge

Little Gilbert Creek (Stream) Uinta County, WY 2.7 mi. SW Bridger Lake

Little Gilbert Creek (Stream) Summit County, UT 2.7 mi. SW Bridger Lake

Slab Park (Park) Uinta County, WY 2.8 mi. SW 8744 Buck Fever Ridge

Sage Creek Park (Flat) Uinta County, WY 3.5 mi. SE 9197 Table Mountain

Rocky Springs (Spring) Uinta County, WY 3.8 mi. N 8019 Buck Fever Ridge

Tipperary Reservoir (Reservoir) Uinta County, WY 3.6 mi. N 8196 Buck Fever Ridge

Tipperary Dam (Dam) Uinta County, WY 3.6 mi. N 8196 Buck Fever Ridge

Murray Reservoir (Reservoir) Uinta County, WY 3.6 mi. N 8196 Buck Fever Ridge

Name	County	Dist., dir.	Elevation (ft.)	7.5' Quad Name
Gourley Meadows (Flat)	Uinta County, WY	2150 ft. SW	8600	Table Mountain
Whiskey Spring (Spring)	Uinta County, WY	1.6 mi. E	8770	Table Mountain
Graham Reservoir Number 1 (Reservoir)	Uinta County, WY	1.7 mi. NW	8452	Buck Fever Ridge
Graham Dam (Dam)	Uinta County, WY	1.7 mi. W	8455	Buck Fever Ridge
Graham Reservoir (Reservoir)	Uinta County, WY	1.7 mi. W	8455	Buck Fever Ridge
Cottonwood Mountain (Summit)	Uinta County, WY	2.2 mi. S	9321	Table Mountain
Big Spring (Spring)	Uinta County, WY	2.3 mi. NE	8741	Table Mountain
Murray Ditch (Canal)	Uinta County, WY	2.5 mi. NW	8317	Buck Fever Ridge
Deadhorse State Hospital Camp (Locale)	Uinta County, WY	2.8 mi. S	8931	Buck Fever Ridge
Gilbert Creek (Stream)	Summit County, UT	2.3 mi. W		Bridger Lake
Gilbert Creek (Stream)	Uinta County, WY	2.3 mi. W		Bridger Lake
Deadhorse Park (Park)	Uinta County, WY	3 mi. S	8888	Buck Fever Ridge
Little Gilbert Creek (Stream)	Uinta County, WY	2.7 mi. SW		Bridger Lake
Little Gilbert Creek (Stream)	Summit County, UT	2.7 mi. SW		Bridger Lake
Slab Park (Park)	Uinta County, WY	2.8 mi. SW	8744	Buck Fever Ridge
Sage Creek Park (Flat)	Uinta County, WY	3.5 mi. SE	9197	Table Mountain
Rocky Springs (Spring)	Uinta County, WY	3.8 mi. N	8019	Buck Fever Ridge
Tipperary Reservoir (Reservoir)	Uinta County, WY	3.6 mi. N	8196	Buck Fever Ridge
Tipperary Dam (Dam)	Uinta County, WY	3.6 mi. N	8196	Buck Fever Ridge
Murray Reservoir (Reservoir)	Uinta County, WY	3.6 mi. N	8196	Buck Fever Ridge

Links

Taxon Links for species Mertensia fusiformis Greene

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=Mertensia+fusiformis

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