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Label

Accession No. 04315 
Family Ranunculaceae 
Species Ranunculus alismifolius Geyer ex Benth.
Subspecies var. montanus S. Watson
Common name "waterplantain buttercup"
Collector Information K.T. Harper  (s.n.)  08 June 2000 , with J. Simpson, D.M. Barnes, R. Van Buren
Geography United States,  Utah, Sevier County
Lat./Long. 38°  47' 37" N, 111°  38 ' 33" W
Township/Range T23S, R2E, Sec. 24 
Locality Gooseberry Road. 
Ecology pond upland, dark, wet soil. 
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.
Note Latitude and longitude were derived from township and range information and may be
inaccurate by as much as 0.7 miles (or 4.2 miles if the section is not given).

Taxonomy


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

     Ranunculus alismifolius var. montanus S. Wats.

Common Name(s): waterplantain buttercup.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=194936, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Magnoliidae
                            Order: Ranunculales
                                Family: Ranunculaceae
                                    Genus: Ranunculus
                                        Species: Ranunculus alismifolius
                                            Variety: Ranunculus alismifolius var. montanus
                                                

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 04315s1.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 00186s1.jpg 
00186
 specimen image: 03089s2.jpg 
03089
 specimen image: 05321s1.jpg 
05321
 specimen image: 05858s1.jpg 
05858
specimen image: 06713s1.jpg 
06713
 specimen image: 07214s1.jpg 
07214
 specimen image: 07388s1.jpg 
07388
 specimen image: 09979s1.jpg 
09979
specimen image: 10841s1.jpg 
10841

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
08966 Helenium hoopesii      "orange sneezeweed" 2825 ft. S
04313 Lewisia pygmaea      "dwarf lewisia" 1 mi. E
04314 Lithophragma glabrum      "bulbous woodland-star" 1 mi. E
04300 Phacelia sericea  var. ciliosa  same section
04312 Plantago tweedyi      "Tweedy's plantain" 1 mi. E
08964 Potamogeton alpinus      "alpine pondweed" same section
08965 Potamogeton alpinus      "alpine pondweed" same section
14331 Salix scouleriana     2961 ft. SW
14330 Salix scouleriana     2961 ft. SW
04316 Trifolium kingii      "King's clover" 1 mi. E
08963 Veronica serpyllifolia      "thymeleaf speedwell" same section
04311 Viola canadensis      "Canadian white violet" 1 mi. E
08967 Viola nuttallii      "Nuttall's violet" 2825 ft. S

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Taylor Flat (Flat) Sevier County, UT 1948 ft. W 8816  Gooseberry Creek 
Twin Ponds (Reservoir) Sevier County, UT 2893 ft. SW 8954  Gooseberry Creek 
Cold Spring (Spring) Sevier County, UT 0.9 mi. S 9105  Gooseberry Creek 
Abes Reservoir (Reservoir) Sevier County, UT 0.9 mi. W 8754  Gooseberry Creek 
Salina City Dam (Dam) Sevier County, UT 1.1 mi. SW 9049  Gooseberry Creek 
Farnsworth Reservoir (Reservoir) Sevier County, UT 1.7 mi. SW 9525  Gooseberry Creek 
Farnsworth Dam (Dam) Sevier County, UT 1.8 mi. SW 9515  Gooseberry Creek 
Harves River Reservoir (Reservoir) Sevier County, UT 1.9 mi. SW 9495  Gooseberry Creek 
Abes Creek (Stream) Sevier County, UT 1.7 mi. W   Gooseberry Creek 
Salina Reservoir (Reservoir) Sevier County, UT 2.3 mi. S 9679  Gooseberry Creek 
Hamilton Reservoir (Reservoir) Sevier County, UT 2.2 mi. SW 9731  Gooseberry Creek 
Gooseberry Ranger Station (Locale) Sevier County, UT 2.3 mi. W 7924  Gooseberry Creek 
Squaw Hollow (Valley) Sevier County, UT 2.3 mi. W   Gooseberry Creek 
Sheep Creek (Stream) Sevier County, UT 2.3 mi. W   Gooseberry Creek 
Beaver Creek (Stream) Sevier County, UT 2.3 mi. E   Hilgard Mountain 
Antone Hollow (Valley) Sevier County, UT 2.7 mi. NE   Yogo Creek 
Gooseberry Campground (Locale) Sevier County, UT 2.5 mi. W 7855  Gooseberry Creek 
Gates Lake (Reservoir) Sevier County, UT 2.8 mi. SW 9646  Gooseberry Creek 
Creepy Spring (Spring) Sevier County, UT 3.3 mi. N 7445  Gooseberry Creek 
Santa Fe Creek (Stream) Sevier County, UT 3 mi. NE   Yogo Creek 

Links

Taxon Links for species Ranunculus alismifolius  Geyer ex Benth.

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=Ranunculus+alismifolius

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