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Label

Accession No. 05309 
Family Fabaceae 
Species Psorothamnus polydenius (Torr. ex S. Watson) Rydb.
Subspecies var. polydenius 
Common name "Nevada dalea"
Collector Information K.T. Harper  (2001-107)  03 July 2001 , with J. Simpson
Geography United States,  Utah, Washington County
Lat./Long. 37°  4' 36" N, 113°  53 ' 28" W
Township/Range T43S, R18W, Sec. 5, SE1/4 
Locality 3 miles N of Castle Cliff. 
Ecology on top of a limestone ridge, on barren ground. 
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):

     Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius (Torr. ex S. Wats.) Rydb.
     Dalea polydenia Torr. ex S. Wats.
     Dalea polydenia var. subnuda S. Wats.

Common Name(s): Nevada dalea, Nevada smokebush.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=529908, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Rosidae
                            Order: Fabales
                                Family: Fabaceae
                                    Genus: Psorothamnus
                                        Species: Psorothamnus polydenius
                                            Variety: Psorothamnus polydenius var. polydenius
                                                

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 05309s1.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 06562s1.jpg 
06562
 specimen image: 08237s1.jpg 
08237
 specimen image: 09346s1.jpg 
09346

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
08387 Agave utahensis      "Utah agave" same section
05310 Aloysia wrightii      "Wright's beebrush" same section
08958 Ambrosia eriocentra      "woolly bur-sage" same section
15274 Arctostaphylos pringlei      "Pringle manzanita" 1 mi. W
05278 Baccharis sergiloides      "desert seep-willow" same section
14283 Brickellia microphylla  var. scabra  same section
05311 Buddleja utahensis      "Utah butterflybush" same section
14794 Buddleja utahensis     same section
14284 Buddleja utahensis     same section
05700 Carya illinoinensis      "Pecan" same section
05275 Cupressus arizonica      "Arizona cypress" same section
04190 Cupressus arizonica      "Arizona cypress" same section
08389 Cupressus arizonica      "Arizona cypress" same section
14798 Ephedra viridis  var. viridis   "green ephedra" same section
14814 Eriogonum heermannii  var. sulcatum  same section
14797 Lepidium fremontii     same section
08959 Melia azedarach      "Chinaberrytree" same section
08305 Neolloydia johnsonii     same section
05279 Parthenium incanum      "mariola" same section
08960 Parthenium incanum      "mariola" same section
05277 Perityle tenella      "Springdale rockdaisy" same section
08385 Physaria rectipes      "straight bladderpod" same section
05268 Prunus fasciculata      "desert almond" same section
14281 Psilostrophe cooperi     1.6 mi. S
08245 Psilostrophe cooperi      "whitestem paperflower" 1 mi. S
08386 Salazaria mexicana      "Mexican bladdersage" same section
14457 Salazaria mexicana     same section
08957 Senecio douglasii  var. monoensis   "Mono ragwort" same section
05276 Stephanomeria tenuifolia  var. tenuifolia   "slender wirelettuce" same section
14458 Thamnosma montana     same section
08388 Yucca schidigera      "Mojave yucca" same section
05469 Yucca schidigera      "Mojave yucca" same section

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Castle Cliff (Cliff) Washington County, UT 0.8 mi. S 3862  Castle Cliff 
Summit Spring Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 1.2 mi. E   Castle Cliff 
Castle Cliff (Cliff) Washington County, UT 1.5 mi. S 4055  Castle Cliff 
Welcome Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 1.6 mi. NW 4544  Castle Cliff 
Summit Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 1.6 mi. NE 4600  Jarvis Peak 
Joshua Tree Natural Area (Reserve) Washington County, UT 3 mi. S 3140  Castle Cliff 
Middle Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 3.4 mi. N 4728  Castle Cliff 
Bulldog Knolls (Range) Washington County, UT 3.7 mi. S 3373  Jarvis Peak 
Bulldog Canyon (Valley) Washington County, UT 3.9 mi. S   Jarvis Peak 
Grapevine Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 4.1 mi. N 5735  West Mountain Peak 
Sam Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 4.2 mi. N 4685  West Mountain Peak 
Reber Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 4.1 mi. NW 4242  Castle Cliff 
Tabeau Peak (Summit) Washington County, UT 4.6 mi. S 4341  Jarvis Peak 
Utah Hill Summit (Locale) Washington County, UT 4 mi. NE 4744  Jarvis Peak 
Black Warrior Mine (Mine) Washington County, UT 4 mi. E 6257  Jarvis Peak 
Indian Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 4.9 mi. N 5181  West Mountain Peak 
Westside Mine (Mine) Washington County, UT 4 mi. E 5794  Jarvis Peak 
Crazy Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 4.7 mi. N 4580  West Mountain Peak 
Beaver Dam Mountains (Range) Washington County, UT 5.3 mi. N 6998  West Mountain Peak 
West Mountain Peak (Summit) Washington County, UT 5.4 mi. N 7507  West Mountain Peak 

Links

Taxon Links for species Psorothamnus polydenius  (Torr. ex S. Watson) Rydb.

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=Psorothamnus+polydenius

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