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Label

Accession No. 04336 
Family Brassicaceae 
Species Erysimum capitatum (Douglas ex Hook.) Greene
Subspecies var. capitatum 
Common name "sand dune wallflower"
Collector Information D. Carter  (s.n.)  26 April 2000 , with D.M. Barnes
Geography United States,  Utah, San Juan County
Lat./Long. 37°  28' 0.01" N, 109°  55 ' 0.01" W at 6395 feet (1949 m)
Locality trailhead of Todie Canyon; 
Ecology pinyon-juniper community. 
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):

     Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Greene
     Cheirinia aspera (Nutt.) Britt.
     Erysimum arkansanum Nutt.
     Erysimum asperum (Nutt.) DC.
     Erysimum asperum var. arkansanum (Nutt.) Gray
     Erysimum asperum var. capitatum (Dougl. ex Hook.) Boivin
     Erysimum capitatum var. stellatum (J.T. Howell) Twisselmann
     Erysimum capitatum var. washoense G. Rossb.
     Erysimum elatum Nutt.
     Erysimum moniliforme Eastw.
     Erysimum wheeleri Rothrock

Common Name(s): plains wallflower, prairie rocket, sanddune wallflower, western wallflower.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=195784, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Dilleniidae
                            Order: Capparales
                                Family: Brassicaceae
                                    Genus: Erysimum
                                        Species: Erysimum capitatum
                                            Variety: Erysimum capitatum var. capitatum
                                                

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
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Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
04348 Boechera stricta      "Drummonds rockcress" same section
04347 Descurainia sophia      "flix weed" same section
13155 Draba cuneifolia  var. cuneifolia  same section
04334 Draba reptans      "Carolina draba" same section
04267 Lomatium parryi      "Parry's desert parsley" same section
04335 Pedicularis centranthera      "dwarf lousewort" same section

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Todie Flat (Flat) San Juan County, UT 0.8 mi. N 6437  Cedar Mesa North 
Watershed Study Plot (Area) San Juan County, UT 0.8 mi. S 6569  Cedar Mesa North 
Coyote Flat (Flat) San Juan County, UT 0.8 mi. SW 6483  Cedar Mesa North 
Todie Spring (Spring) San Juan County, UT 1.3 mi. N 6391  Cedar Mesa North 
Long Flat (Flat) San Juan County, UT 2.4 mi. NE 6562  Cedar Mesa North 
Brushy Flat (Flat) San Juan County, UT 2.9 mi. S 6631  Cedar Mesa North 
Todie Canyon (Valley) San Juan County, UT 2.7 mi. NW   Cedar Mesa North 
Bullet Canyon Trailhead (Locale) San Juan County, UT 3.1 mi. SW 6405  Cedar Mesa North 
Junction Ruin (Locale) San Juan County, UT 3.3 mi. N 6250  Kane Gulch 
Kane Gulch (Valley) San Juan County, UT 3.3 mi. N   Kane Gulch 
Stimper Arch (Arch) San Juan County, UT 3.2 mi. N 6073  Kane Gulch 
Turkey Pen Ruin (Locale) San Juan County, UT 3.2 mi. N 6165  Kane Gulch 
Junction Spring (Spring) San Juan County, UT 3.4 mi. N 5896  Kane Gulch 
Fortress Canyon (Valley) San Juan County, UT 3.3 mi. NW   Kane Gulch 
Turkey Pen Ruin (Locale) San Juan County, UT 3.4 mi. N 5850  Kane Gulch 
Sheiks Flat (Flat) San Juan County, UT 3.3 mi. W 6375  Cedar Mesa North 
Kane Gulch Trailhead (Locale) San Juan County, UT 4.1 mi. N 6401  Kane Gulch 
Kane Gulch Ranger Station (Locale) San Juan County, UT 4.1 mi. N 6401  Kane Gulch 
Grand Gulch Ranger Station (Locale) San Juan County, UT 4.1 mi. N 6401  Kane Gulch 
Lion Tracks Spring (Spring) San Juan County, UT 3.4 mi. W 5725  Cedar Mesa North 

Links

Taxon Links for species Erysimum capitatum  (Douglas ex Hook.) 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=Erysimum+capitatum

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