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Label

Accession No. 05589 
Family Boraginaceae 
Species Heliotropium curassavicum L.
Subspecies var. oculatum (A. Heller) I.M. Johnst.
Common name "seaside heliotrope"
Collector Information D.M. Barnes  (990)  27 September 2001 , with K.T. Harper, R. Van Buren, J. Simpson
Geography United States,  Utah, Washington County
Lat./Long. 37°  10' 0.01" N, 113°  42 ' 0.01" W at 3182 feet (970 m)
Township/Range T41S, R17W, Sec. 36 at 3182 feet (970 m) 
Locality Ivins reservoir, NW of Ivins. 
Ecology reservoir uplands. 
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):

     Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum (Heller) I.M. Johnston
     Heliotropium curassavicum ssp. oculatum (Heller) Thorne

Common Name(s): seaside heliotrope.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=528374, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Asteridae
                            Order: Lamiales
                                Family: Boraginaceae
                                    Genus: Heliotropium
                                        Species: Heliotropium curassavicum
                                            Variety: Heliotropium curassavicum var. oculatum
                                                

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 05589s2.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 02772s2.jpg 
02772
 specimen image: 11374d1.jpg 
11374
 specimen image: 11374s1.jpg 
11374

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
04179 Arctostaphylos pungens      "pointleaf manzanita" 2234 ft. SE
02963 Cuscuta denticulata      "desert dodder" same section
14451 Eriogonum corymbosum  var. glutinosum  1.9 mi. N
02966 Eriogonum fasciculatum  var. polifolium   "Eastern Mojave wild buckwheat" same section
14452 Eriogonum heermannii  var. sulcatum  1.9 mi. N
05594 Heterotheca subaxillaris      "camphorweed" same section
02967 Larrea tridentata      "creosote bush" same section
04178 Lycium andersonii      "water jacket" 2234 ft. SE
14274 Penstemon ambiguus     1.6 mi. NE
02946 Penstemon ambiguus  var. laevissimus   "sand beardtongue" same section
02995 Psorothamnus fremontii      "Fremont's dalea" same section
05588 Tidestromia oblongifolia      "Arizona honeysweet" same section
02947 Viguiera multiflora  var. nevadensis   "Nevada goldeneye" same section

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Dry Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 690 ft. SW   Santa Clara 
Lower Santa Clara Bench Canal (Canal) Washington County, UT 0.7 mi. SE 3035  Santa Clara 
Ivins Bench Reservoir (Reservoir) Washington County, UT 1.1 mi. NW 3087  Santa Clara 
Ivins Bench Dam (Dam) Washington County, UT 1.1 mi. NW 3087  Santa Clara 
Ivins Reservoir (Reservoir) Washington County, UT 1.1 mi. NW 3094  Santa Clara 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Washington County, UT 1.1 mi. E 3081  Santa Clara 
Ivins (Populated Place) Washington County, UT 1.1 mi. E 3081  Santa Clara 
Land Hill (Summit) Washington County, UT 1.5 mi. S 3268  Santa Clara 
Wittwer Canyon (Valley) Washington County, UT 1.5 mi. S   Shivwits 
Upper Santa Clara Bench Canal (Canal) Washington County, UT 1.6 mi. N 3212  Santa Clara 
Santa Clara Bench (Bench) Washington County, UT 2.1 mi. N 3281  Santa Clara 
Hellhole (Basin) Washington County, UT 2.8 mi. N 3429  Santa Clara 
Santa Clara City Cemetery (Cemetery) Washington County, UT 2.5 mi. SE 2927  Santa Clara 
Graveyard Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 2.7 mi. SE   Santa Clara 
Jacob Hamblin Home Historical Site (Park) Washington County, UT 2.7 mi. SE 2795  Santa Clara 
South Hills (Summit) Washington County, UT 3 mi. S 3370  White Hills 
South Black Rocks (Summit) Washington County, UT 3 mi. SE 2923  Santa Clara 
Red Mountains (Range) Washington County, UT 3.8 mi. N 4705  Santa Clara 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Washington County, UT 3.4 mi. SE 2763  Santa Clara 
Santa Clara (Populated Place) Washington County, UT 3.4 mi. SE 2759  Santa Clara 

Links

Taxon Links for species Heliotropium curassavicum  L.

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=Heliotropium+curassavicum

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