Specimen Label Details, UVU Herbarium

Asclepiadaceae ¦ Asclepias ¦ Asclepias tuberosa ¦ 06030

Label

Accession No.	06030
Family	Asclepiadaceae
Species	Asclepias tuberosa L.
Common name	"butterfly milkweed"
Collector Information	Donna M. Barnes (2047) 07 June 2001 , with K.T. Harper, R. Van Buren
Geography	United States, Utah, Garfield County
Lat./Long.	37° 44' 0.01" N, 111° 26 ' 0.01" W at 5874 feet (1790 m)
Township/Range	T35S, R4E, Sec. 12 at 5874 feet (1790 m)
Locality	Highway 12, switchbacks on slick rock formation.
Ecology	white sand in dry wash area.
Climate

Taxonomy

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

Asclepias tuberosa L.

Common Name(s): butterfly milkweed, butterflyweed.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=30313, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Asteridae
                            Order: Gentianales
                                Family: Asclepiadaceae
                                    Genus: Asclepias
                                        Species: Asclepias tuberosa

Images

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Images of other samples of the same species:

05287

07165

Nearby Accessions

Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.

07165 Asclepias tuberosa "butterfly milkweed" 1.2 mi. N
14394 Eriogonum leptocladon var. papiliunculi 1 mi. NE
07166 Eriogonum leptocladon var. papiliunculi 1.2 mi. N
06130 Linum aristatum "bristle flax" same section

Accession	Name	Dist., dir.
07165	Asclepias tuberosa "butterfly milkweed"	1.2 mi. N
14394	Eriogonum leptocladon var. papiliunculi	1 mi. NE
07166	Eriogonum leptocladon var. papiliunculi	1.2 mi. N
06130	Linum aristatum "bristle flax"	same section

Locale

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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name

Little Spencer Flat (Flat) Garfield County, UT 0.7 mi. W 5916 Tenmile Flat

Phipps Arch (Arch) Garfield County, UT 2 mi. NE 5561 Calf Creek

Maverick Bridge (Bridge) Garfield County, UT 2.5 mi. NE 5364 Calf Creek

Escalante Natural Bridge (Bridge) Garfield County, UT 2.8 mi. N 5558 Calf Creek

Calf Creek (Stream) Garfield County, UT 3 mi. N Calf Creek

Phipps Wash (Valley) Garfield County, UT 2.9 mi. NE Tenmile Flat

Sand Creek (Stream) Garfield County, UT 3.2 mi. N Jacobs Reservoir

Big Spencer Flats (Flat) Garfield County, UT 3.1 mi. E 5742 Tenmile Flat

Bowington Arch (Arch) Garfield County, UT 3.6 mi. NE 5407 Calf Creek

Big Horn (Valley) Garfield County, UT 4.2 mi. S Tenmile Flat

Calf Creek Campground (Locale) Garfield County, UT 4.3 mi. N 5443 Calf Creek

Calf Creek Recreation Area (Locale) Garfield County, UT 4.3 mi. N 5355 Calf Creek

Sand Hollow (Valley) Garfield County, UT 4.4 mi. N Calf Creek

Tenmile Spring (Spring) Garfield County, UT 4.4 mi. SW 5328 Tenmile Flat

Bowington Bench (Bench) Garfield County, UT 4.8 mi. N 5889 Calf Creek

Garfield County (Civil) Garfield County, UT 3.9 mi. W 6004 Escalante

Haymaker Bench (Bench) Garfield County, UT 4.7 mi. N 5958 Calf Creek

Cottonwood Wash (Valley) Garfield County, UT 5 mi. S Carcass Canyon

Alvey Wash (Valley) Garfield County, UT 4.6 mi. SW Death Ridge

Willow Patch Creek (Stream) Garfield County, UT 5.1 mi. N Calf Creek

Name	County	Dist., dir.	Elevation (ft.)	7.5' Quad Name
Little Spencer Flat (Flat)	Garfield County, UT	0.7 mi. W	5916	Tenmile Flat
Phipps Arch (Arch)	Garfield County, UT	2 mi. NE	5561	Calf Creek
Maverick Bridge (Bridge)	Garfield County, UT	2.5 mi. NE	5364	Calf Creek
Escalante Natural Bridge (Bridge)	Garfield County, UT	2.8 mi. N	5558	Calf Creek
Calf Creek (Stream)	Garfield County, UT	3 mi. N		Calf Creek
Phipps Wash (Valley)	Garfield County, UT	2.9 mi. NE		Tenmile Flat
Sand Creek (Stream)	Garfield County, UT	3.2 mi. N		Jacobs Reservoir
Big Spencer Flats (Flat)	Garfield County, UT	3.1 mi. E	5742	Tenmile Flat
Bowington Arch (Arch)	Garfield County, UT	3.6 mi. NE	5407	Calf Creek
Big Horn (Valley)	Garfield County, UT	4.2 mi. S		Tenmile Flat
Calf Creek Campground (Locale)	Garfield County, UT	4.3 mi. N	5443	Calf Creek
Calf Creek Recreation Area (Locale)	Garfield County, UT	4.3 mi. N	5355	Calf Creek
Sand Hollow (Valley)	Garfield County, UT	4.4 mi. N		Calf Creek
Tenmile Spring (Spring)	Garfield County, UT	4.4 mi. SW	5328	Tenmile Flat
Bowington Bench (Bench)	Garfield County, UT	4.8 mi. N	5889	Calf Creek
Garfield County (Civil)	Garfield County, UT	3.9 mi. W	6004	Escalante
Haymaker Bench (Bench)	Garfield County, UT	4.7 mi. N	5958	Calf Creek
Cottonwood Wash (Valley)	Garfield County, UT	5 mi. S		Carcass Canyon
Alvey Wash (Valley)	Garfield County, UT	4.6 mi. SW		Death Ridge
Willow Patch Creek (Stream)	Garfield County, UT	5.1 mi. N		Calf Creek

Links

Taxon Links for species Asclepias tuberosa 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=Asclepias+tuberosa

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