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Label

 
Accession # 01482 
Family
Family - UVUAPG III FamilyCronquist FamilyA Utah Flora
Family
LoasaceaeLoasaceaeLoasaceae  
Species Mentzelia laevicaulis (Hook.) Torr. & Gray
Common name   smoothstem blazingstar
Collector(s)
 M. Morriss   s.n.  
Coll. Date 02 July 1995 
Country
State/Province
County		 United States
Utah
Utah County
Locality Provo Canyon, up south fork, high on south facing slopes, east of Vivan Park.
    
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° 21'  17" N, 111° 34'  42" W
Township Range T5S, R3E, Sec. 26  
Datum Not recorded
Uncertainty Not calculated
TRS Notes 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):

     Mentzelia laevicaulis (Dougl. ex Hook.) Torr. & Gray

Common Name(s): blazingstar mentzelia, smoothstem blazingstar.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=503779, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Dilleniidae
                            Order: Violales
                                Family: Loasaceae
                                    Genus: Mentzelia
                                        Species: Mentzelia laevicaulis
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 01482s1.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
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01242
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02790
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02841
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03905
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10276
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11129
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11707
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11707
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11707
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11795
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11795

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
14985 Acer negundo      "boxelder" same section
02140 Acer negundo      "boxelder" same section
01481 Argemone munita      "flatbud pricklypoppy" same section
13649 Astragalus utahensis      "Utah milkvetch" same section
13652 Betula occidentalis      "water birch" same section
13651 Cercocarpus montanus      "alderleaf mountain mahogany" same section
02139 Cornus sericea      "redosier dogwood" same section
01480 Cornus sericea      "redosier dogwood" same section
14435 Crataegus columbiana     1257 ft. NW
13648 Cymopterus longipes  var. longipes   "long-stalked spring parsley" same section
13646 Descurainia pinnata  var. osmiarum  same section
02838 Epilobium angustifolium     1 mi. N
01485 Gaillardia aristata      "common blanketflower" same section
03920 Hackelia micrantha      "small-flowered stickseed" 1 mi. N
10075 Lomatium grayi      "Gray's biscuitroot" 2 mi. N
13643 Lomatium grayi  var. grayi   "Gray's biscuitroot" 1.4 mi. N
13653 Lonicera involucrata      "twinberry honeysuckle" same section
13644 Mertensia brevistyla      "Wasatch bluebells" 1.4 mi. N
13650 Mertensia oblongifolia      "western bluebells" same section
01484 Oenothera cespitosa      "tufted evening primrose" same section
01486 Penstemon cyananthus  var. cyananthus   "Wasatch beardtongue" same section
01483 Penstemon sepalulus      "littlecup beardtongue" same section
13645 Physaria chambersii  var. chambersii   "Chambers' twinpod" 1.4 mi. N
05154 Physocarpus malvaceus      "mallow ninebark" 1 mi. N
14986 Physocarpus malvaceus      "mallow ninebark" same section
13655 Poa compressa      "Canada bluegrass" same section
10004 Populus alba      "white poplar" 1175 ft. W
02137 Populus angustifolia      "narrow-leaf cottonwood" same section
14984 Rosa       "rose" same section
03960 Rubus parviflorus      "thimbleberry" 1.4 mi. NE
02138 Salix x fragilis  hybrid [alba x euxina]   "crack willow" same section
01565 Swertia radiata      "elkweed" 1.4 mi. NE

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Mountain Range Campground (Locale) Utah County, UT 484 ft. SW 5194  Bridal Veil Falls 
South Fork Provo River (Stream) Utah County, UT 806 ft. NE   Bridal Veil Falls 
Snow Slide Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 1099 ft. SW   Bridal Veil Falls 
Vivian Park (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 1184 ft. E 5214  Bridal Veil Falls 
Vivian Park Post Office (historical) (Post Office) Utah County, UT 1184 ft. E 5214  Bridal Veil Falls 
Slide Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 0.7 mi. SW   Bridal Veil Falls 
Upper Falls (Falls) Utah County, UT 1 mi. SW 5817  Bridal Veil Falls 
Davis Canyon (Valley) Utah County, UT 1 mi. SW   Bridal Veil Falls 
Scott Hollow (Valley) Utah County, UT 1.2 mi. NE   Aspen Grove 
Frazier Trailer Park (Park) Utah County, UT 1.5 mi. S 7947  Bridal Veil Falls 
Wildwood (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 1.3 mi. NE 5230  Bridal Veil Falls 
North Fork Provo River (Stream) Utah County, UT 1.3 mi. NE   Aspen Grove 
Bridal Veil Falls (Falls) Utah County, UT 1.7 mi. SW 5948  Bridal Veil Falls 
Bridal Veil Falls Sky Ride (Locale) Utah County, UT 1.7 mi. SW 5499  Bridal Veil Falls 
Dry Lake (Lake) Utah County, UT 1.9 mi. N 7185  Aspen Grove 
Lost Creek (Stream) Utah County, UT 1.8 mi. SW   Bridal Veil Falls 
Sundance Ski Area (Park) Utah County, UT 2.2 mi. N 6473  Aspen Grove 
Riverbend Trailer Park (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 1.9 mi. NE 5240  Aspen Grove 
Bunnells Fork (Stream) Utah County, UT 1.8 mi. E   Bridal Veil Falls 
Girls M I A Camp (Locale) Utah County, UT 2.4 mi. N 6296  Aspen Grove 

Links

Taxon Links for species Mentzelia laevicaulis  (Hook.) Torr. & Gray

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=Mentzelia+laevicaulis

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