Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 06566 
Family Rhamnaceae 
Species Ceanothus velutinus Douglas ex Hook.
Common name "snowbrush ceanothus"
Collector Information J.G. Harris  (2529)  10 July 1993
Geography United States,  Utah, Summit County
Lat./Long. 40°  37' 3" N, 110°  57 ' 49" W at 8676 feet (2645 m)
Locality Uinta Mountains, ca. 5 km below Provo River Falls. 
Ecology 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.

Taxonomy


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

     Ceanothus velutinus Dougl. ex Hook.

Common Name(s): snowbrush ceanothus, snowbush.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=28517, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Rosidae
                            Order: Rhamnales
                                Family: Rhamnaceae
                                    Genus: Ceanothus
                                        Species: Ceanothus velutinus
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 06566s1.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
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00591
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01274
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01283
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02216
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02236
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02307
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06440
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11723
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11723
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13379
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13388

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
02938 Aconitum columbianum  var. columbianum   "Columbian monkshood" 1.2 mi. NW
09532 Allium brevistylum      "shortstyle wild onion" 1962 ft. N
14766 Artemisia tridentata  var. vaseyana  same section
14427 Betula glandulosa     917 ft. N
15272 Betula glandulosa      "resin birch" 674 ft. N
14763 Betula glandulosa     126 ft. N
09530 Castilleja miniata      "giant red Indian paintbrush" 1962 ft. N
14429 Ceanothus velutinus     1.3 mi. S
14756 Chimaphila umbellata     2413 ft. N
07924 Kalmia microphylla      "alpine laurel" 1.3 mi. SW
14759 Ledum glandulosum     2413 ft. N
14420 Ledum glandulosum     2460 ft. N
15951 Nuphar polysepala     2.1 mi. N
15952 Nuphar polysepala     2.1 mi. N
15782 Nuphar polysepala     2.1 mi. N
02939 Pedicularis groenlandica      "elephanthead lousewort" 1.2 mi. NW
02289 Prunus virginiana      "chokecherry" 1095 ft. E
14432 Pseudotsuga menziesii     1.3 mi. S
14423 Pyrola asarifolia     2460 ft. N
14425 Pyrola secunda     2460 ft. N
14426 Ribes viscosissimum  var. viscosissimum  917 ft. N
15218 Salix       "willow" 2.3 mi. N
14762 Salix lucida     126 ft. N
02287 Salix lucida  ssp. caudata   "greenleaf willow" 2.1 mi. N
02288 Salix lucida  ssp. caudata   "greenleaf willow" 2.1 mi. N
14757 Shepherdia canadensis     2413 ft. N
10914 Sorbus scopulina      "mountain-ash" 1.3 mi. S
14421 Vaccinium cespitosum     2460 ft. N
14758 Vaccinium cespitosum     2413 ft. N
14765 Vaccinium membranaceum     126 ft. N
14424 Vaccinium scoparium     2460 ft. N
14764 Vaccinium uliginosum     126 ft. N
14428 Vaccinium uliginosum     917 ft. N

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Smooth Rock Falls (Falls) Wasatch County, UT 1 mi. S 8501  Iron Mine Mountain 
Alexander Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 0.9 mi. SW 9344  Iron Mine Mountain 
Cobble Creek (Stream) Wasatch County, UT 1.2 mi. S   Iron Mine Mountain 
Duchesne Tunnel (Tunnel) Wasatch County, UT 1.1 mi. SE 10086  Iron Mine Mountain 
Slate Gorge (Valley) Summit County, UT 1.2 mi. NE   Mirror Lake 
Spectacle Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 1.4 mi. NW 9754  Mirror Lake 
Buckeye Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 1.5 mi. N 9686  Mirror Lake 
Slate Gorge Overlook (Locale) Summit County, UT 1.6 mi. NE 9013  Mirror Lake 
Cobblerest Campground (Locale) Wasatch County, UT 1.7 mi. S 8291  Iron Mine Mountain 
Lambert Meadow (Flat) Summit County, UT 1.6 mi. W 9528  Iron Mine Mountain 
Trident Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.2 mi. N 9810  Mirror Lake 
Blue Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.2 mi. N 9991  Mirror Lake 
Beth Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.4 mi. N 9781  Mirror Lake 
Upper Provo Bridge Picnic Area (Locale) Wasatch County, UT 2.3 mi. NE 9210  Mirror Lake 
Broadhead Lake (Lake) Wasatch County, UT 1.9 mi. E 9945  Iron Mine Mountain 
Haystack Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.7 mi. N 9945  Mirror Lake 
Duchesne Monument (Pillar) Summit County, UT 2.4 mi. SW 8160  Iron Mine Mountain 
West Portal (Locale) Summit County, UT 2.4 mi. SW 8157  Iron Mine Mountain 
Shallow Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.9 mi. N 9794  Mirror Lake 
Azure Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.9 mi. N 10145  Mirror Lake 

Links

Taxon Links for species Ceanothus velutinus  Douglas ex Hook.

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=Ceanothus+velutinus

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