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Label

 
Accession # 04697 
Family
Family - UVUAPG III FamilyCronquist FamilyA Utah Flora
Family
GentianaceaeGentianaceaeGentianaceae  
Species Gentianella amarella (L.) Boerner
Common name   autumn dwarf gentian
Collector(s)
 Donna M. Barnes   563  
   with K.T. Harper, D. Carter
Coll. Date 11 August 2000 
Country
State/Province
County		 United States
Utah
Summit
Locality along Utah Highway 150, W of Bald Mountain Pass;
     Elev.: 10738 ft. (3274 m.)
Habitat Notes rocky outcrop, high mountain meadow, spruce-fir 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.
Latitude Longitude 40° 41'  14" N, 110° 54'  10" W
Datum Not recorded
Uncertainty Polygon diameter (with coordinate as origin): 1' (1800 m.)

Taxonomy


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

     Gentianella amarella (L.) Boerner

Common Name(s): annual gentian, autumn dwarf gentian, autumn dwarfgentian, autumn dwarf-gentian.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=30058, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Asteridae
                            Order: Gentianales
                                Family: Gentianaceae
                                    Genus: Gentianella
                                        Species: Gentianella amarella
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
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Images of other samples of the same species:
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04896
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04948
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07831
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08094
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09665
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11970
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11970
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14074
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14074

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
05628 Agoseris glauca  var. cronquistii   "Cronquist's mountain dandelion" 1611 ft. SW
04655 Agrostis humilis      "alpine bentgrass" same section
07830 Agrostis variabilis      "Ross' bentgrass" 1611 ft. SW
05625 Allium brandegeei      "Brandegee's wild onion" 1611 ft. SW
07834 Angelica roseana      "rose angelica" 1611 ft. SW
04065 Antennaria corymbosa      "flat-top pussytoes" same section
04077 Aquilegia caerulea  var. ochroleuca   "white Colorado columbine" same section
18045 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi      "kinnikinnick" 1251 ft. N
04696 Arenaria congesta      "ballhead sandwort" same section
07824 Arenaria hookeri      "Hooker's sandwort" 1611 ft. SW
05616 Arnica latifolia      "broad-leaf arnica" 1611 ft. SW
07835 Arnica mollis      "hairy arnica" 1611 ft. SW
04726 Arnica mollis      "hairy arnica" same section
04063 Artemisia scopulorum      "alpine sagebrush" same section
04694 Aster sibiricus      "arctic aster" same section
04674 Campanula uniflora      "arctic bellflower" same section
05617 Carex capitata      "capitate sedge" 1611 ft. SW
04774 Carex geyeri      "Geyer's sedge" 1 mi. N
07816 Carex leporinella      "Sierra hare sedge" 1611 ft. SW
07833 Carex norvegica      "Norway sedge" 1611 ft. SW
04652 Carex scirpoidea      "northern singlespike sedge" same section
07815 Carex scirpoidea  var. pseudoscirpoidea  1611 ft. SW
07828 Carex straminiformis      "Shasta sedge" 1611 ft. SW
05618 Castilleja applegatei  var. viscida   "sticky Applegate's paintbrush" 1611 ft. SW
04716 Cirsium eatonii  var. eatonii   "Eaton's thistle" same section
07826 Cryptogramma crispa  var. acrostichoides  1611 ft. SW
04673 Cryptogramma crispa  var. acrostichoides  same section
05620 Cystopteris fragilis      "brittle bladderfern" 1611 ft. SW
04071 Dodecatheon alpinum      "alpine shootingstar" same section
04654 Elymus salinus     same section
07814 Epilobium ciliatum      "fringed willowherb" 1611 ft. SW
05627 Epilobium oregonense      "Oregon willowherb" 1611 ft. SW
05623 Eremogone congesta  var. congesta  1611 ft. SW
04066 Erigeron glacialis  var. glacialis   "subalpine fleabane" same section
04078 Erigeron leiomerus      "rock-slide yellow fleabane" same section
05630 Erigeron ursinus      "Bear River fleabane" 1611 ft. SW
05619 Eriogonum umbellatum  var. porteri  1611 ft. SW
05626 Erythronium grandiflorum      "yellow avalanche-lily" 1611 ft. SW
07821 Festuca brachyphylla  ssp. brachyphylla   "alpine fescue" 1611 ft. SW
04723 Galium trifidum      "three-petaled bedstraw" same section
14746 Gaultheria humifusa      "alpine spicywintergreen" same section
08006 Gaultheria humifusa      "alpine spicywintergreen" 1.7 mi. SW
14417 Gaultheria humifusa      "alpine spicywintergreen" 1.7 mi. N
07819 Gentiana calycosa      "Rainier pleated gentian" 1611 ft. SW
07831 Gentianella amarella      "autumn dwarf gentian" 1611 ft. SW
07832 Hieracium triste  var. gracile   "slender hawkweed" 1611 ft. SW
05643 Ivesia gordonii      "Gordon's mousetail" 1611 ft. SW
04676 Ivesia gordonii      "Gordon's mousetail" same section
04079 Ivesia gordonii      "Gordon's mousetail" same section
05622 Juncus drummondii      "Drummond's rush" 1611 ft. SW
18043 Kalmia microphylla      "alpine laurel" same section
11914 Kalmia microphylla      "alpine laurel" same section
04070 Kalmia microphylla      "alpine laurel" same section
14419 Kalmia microphylla      "alpine laurel" 1.7 mi. N
07817 Ligusticum tenuifolium      "Idaho licorice-root" 1611 ft. SW
04675 Ligusticum tenuifolium      "Idaho licorice-root" same section
07829 Luzula spicata      "spiked woodrush" 1611 ft. SW
04067 Mertensia ciliata      "mountain bluebells" same section
03124 Noccaea montana  var. montana   "alpine pennycress" 1.9 mi. N
07818 Oxyria digyna      "alpine mountainsorrel" 1611 ft. SW
04069 Pedicularis bracteosa  var. paysoniana   "Payson's lousewort" same section
04698 Pedicularis groenlandica      "elephanthead lousewort" same section
04072 Pedicularis groenlandica      "elephanthead lousewort" same section
04672 Phacelia hastata  var. alpina   "alpine silverleaf scorpionweed" same section
03075 Picea engelmannii      "Engelmann spruce" 2548 ft. E
04692 Poa alpina      "alpine bluegrass" same section
04657 Poa secunda      "Sandberg's bluegrass" same section
04725 Potentilla diversifolia  var. diversifolia   "diverse-leaf cinquefoil" same section
07827 Potentilla diversifolia  var. diversifolia   "diverse-leaf cinquefoil" 1611 ft. SW
04076 Primula parryi      "Parry's primrose" same section
01569 Ranunculus eschscholtzii  var. eschscholtzii   "Eschscholtz's buttercup" 2548 ft. E
05614 Ranunculus inamoenus  var. inamoenus   "graceful buttercup" 1611 ft. SW
02286 Ribes inerme      "whitestem gooseberry" same section
14748 Ribes montigenum      "gooseberry currant" same section
14414 Ribes montigenum      "gooseberry currant" 1.7 mi. N
18044 Salix planifolia      "diamondleaf willow" same section
18041 Salix planifolia      "diamondleaf willow" same section
17889 Salix planifolia      "diamondleaf willow" same section
14749 Salix planifolia      "diamondleaf willow" same section
07823 Selaginella densa      "lesser spikemoss" 1611 ft. SW
05629 Senecio crassulus      "thick-leaf ragwort" 1611 ft. SW
04068 Senecio integerrimus  var. exaltatus   "Columbia ragwort" same section
04689 Sibbaldia procumbens      "creeping sibbaldia" same section
05615 Sibbaldia procumbens      "creeping sibbaldia" 1611 ft. SW
07825 Silene acaulis  var. subacaulescens   "moss campion" 1611 ft. SW
07822 Smelowskia calycina  var. americana   "American false candytuft" 1611 ft. SW
05644 Solidago multiradiata  var. scopulorum   "low goldenrod" 1611 ft. SW
05659 Solidago multiradiata  var. scopulorum   "low goldenrod" 1611 ft. SW
07820 Solidago multiradiata  var. scopulorum   "low goldenrod" 1611 ft. SW
04695 Solidago nana      "dwarf goldenrod" same section
04724 Stellaria longipes      "meadow starwort" same section
04693 Trifolium parryi      "Parry's clover" same section
05624 Trifolium parryi      "Parry's clover" 1611 ft. SW
04656 Trisetum spicatum      "spike trisetum" same section
07806 Trisetum spicatum      "spike trisetum" 1611 ft. SW
04658 Trisetum wolfii      "Wolf's trisetum" same section
14744 Vaccinium       "blueberry" same section
18048 Vaccinium cespitosum      "dwarf bilberry" 1.8 mi. N
14416 Vaccinium cespitosum      "dwarf bilberry" 1.7 mi. N
18046 Vaccinium myrtillus      "whortleberry" 1.8 mi. N
14415 Vaccinium scoparium      "grouse whortleberry" 1.7 mi. N
14747 Vaccinium scoparium      "grouse whortleberry" same section
03072 Vaccinium uliginosum      "bog blueberry" 2548 ft. E
18047 Vaccinium uliginosum      "bog blueberry" 1.8 mi. N
14745 Vaccinium uliginosum      "bog blueberry" same section
15277 Vaccinium uliginosum      "bog blueberry" same section
18042 Vaccinium uliginosum      "bog blueberry" same section
14418 Vaccinium uliginosum  var. occidentale  1.7 mi. N

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Bald Mountain Overlook (Locale) Wasatch County, UT 364 ft. W 10749  Mirror Lake 
Bald Mountain Campground (Locale) Duchesne County, UT 639 ft. NE 10785  Mirror Lake 
Bald Mountain Trailhead Picnic Area (Locale) Summit County, UT 900 ft. N 10794  Mirror Lake 
Bald Mountain Pass (Gap) Duchesne County, UT 1389 ft. E 10516  Mirror Lake 
Wilderness Area Overlook (Locale) Duchesne County, UT 2770 ft. NE 10443  Mirror Lake 
Bald Mountain (Summit) Summit County, UT 0.8 mi. N 11598  Mirror Lake 
Moosehorn Lake (Lake) Duchesne County, UT 0.7 mi. NE 10388  Mirror Lake 
Murdock Mountain (Summit) Duchesne County, UT 0.8 mi. SE 11188  Mirror Lake 
Moosehorn Campground (Locale) Duchesne County, UT 0.9 mi. NE 10358  Mirror Lake 
Fehr Lake (Lake) Duchesne County, UT 0.9 mi. E 10270  Mirror Lake 
Emerald Lake (Lake) Duchesne County, UT 1.3 mi. N 10289  Mirror Lake 
Gem Lake (Lake) Duchesne County, UT 1.3 mi. S 10086  Mirror Lake 
Mirror Lake Guard Station (Locale) Duchesne County, UT 1.1 mi. NE 10043  Mirror Lake 
Mirror Lake Recreation Site (Park) Duchesne County, UT 1.3 mi. NE 10023  Mirror Lake 
Reids Peak (Summit) Summit County, UT 1.4 mi. N 11388  Mirror Lake 
Blizzard Lake (Lake) Wasatch County, UT 1.5 mi. S 10306  Mirror Lake 
Mirror Lake Campground (Locale) Duchesne County, UT 1.3 mi. NE 10004  Mirror Lake 
Joan Lake (Lake) Duchesne County, UT 1.6 mi. S 10060  Mirror Lake 
Clegg Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 1.4 mi. NW 10499  Mirror Lake 
Echo Lake (Lake) Duchesne County, UT 1.6 mi. S 9748  Mirror Lake 

Links

Taxon Links for species Gentianella amarella  (L.) Boerner

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=Gentianella+amarella

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