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Label

 
Accession # 07599 
Family
Family - UVUAPG III FamilyCronquist FamilyA Utah Flora
Family
CyperaceaeCyperaceaeCyperaceae  
Species Carex utriculata Boott
Common name   Northwest Territory sedge
Collector(s)
 D.M. Barnes   2895  
   with K.T. Harper, R. Jolley
Coll. Date 20 June 2002 
Country
State/Province
County		 United States
Utah
Kane County
Locality Paunsaugunt Plateau, N end of Sieler Meadow, along FR087 on the NW side of the East Fork Creek, N of the East Fork Sevier River Arizona willow exclosure;
     Elev.: 8221 ft. (2506 m.)
Habitat Notes wet seeps in a stand of Picea pungens. 
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 37° 27'  43" N, 112° 19'  11" W
Datum WGS84 
Uncertainty Polygon diameter (with coordinate as origin): GPS
Georef. Notes This coordinate was obtained by a GPS unit and an error estimate was not recorded by the user. However due to the accuracy of most units, a polygon diameter between 25 and 250 meters could reasonably be assumed.
Voucher Voucher of taxa associated with Salix arizonica 

Taxonomy


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

     Carex utriculata Boott
     Carex inflata var. utriculata (Boott) Druce
     Carex rhynchophysa Fisch., C.A. Mey. & Avé-Lall.
     Carex rostrata var. utriculata (Boott) Bailey

Common Name(s): Northwest Territory sedge.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=501288, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Liliopsida
                        Subclass: Commelinidae
                            Order: Cyperales
                                Family: Cyperaceae
                                    Genus: Carex
                                        Species: Carex utriculata
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 07599s2.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
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07954
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Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
07662 Artemisia frigida      "prairie sagewort" same section
07585 Astragalus miser  var. oblongifolius   "timber milkvetch" same section
07587 Astragalus miser  var. tenuifolius   "timber milkvetch" same section
07661 Betula glandulosa      "resin birch" same section
07596 Carex aurea      "golden sedge" same section
07601 Carex capillaris      "hair-like sedge" same section
07604 Carex capitata      "capitate sedge" same section
07608 Carex interior      "inland sedge" same section
07605 Carex lenticularis  var. lipocarpa   "Kellogg's sedge" same section
07609 Carex oederi  var. viridula  same section
07610 Carex siccata      "dryspike sedge" same section
07607 Carex simulata      "analogue sedge" same section
07591 Castilleja parvula  var. revealii   "Reveal's paintbrush" same section
07603 Catabrosa aquatica      "water whorl grass" same section
07590 Catabrosa aquatica      "water whorl grass" same section
07595 Deschampsia cespitosa  subsp. cespitosa   "tufted hairgrass" same section
07663 Erigeron flagellaris      "trailing fleabane" same section
07584 Geranium richardsonii      "Richardson's geranium" same section
07668 Geranium richardsonii      "Richardson's geranium" same section
07597 Glyceria striata      "fowl mannagrass" same section
07656 Hippuris vulgaris      "common mare's-tail" same section
07592 Juncus arcticus  subsp. littoralis   "mountain rush" same section
07600 Juncus ensifolius  var. montanus  same section
07588 Oenothera flava  var. flava   "yellow evening primrose" same section
07655 Penstemon leiophyllus  var. leiophyllus   "smooth-leaf beardtongue" same section
07583 Platanthera sparsiflora      "sparse-flowered bog orchid" same section
07594 Poa reflexa      "nodding bluegrass" same section
07660 Polemonium caeruleum      "charity" same section
07612 Polygonum viviparum      "alpine bistort" same section
07657 Potentilla gracilis  var. fastigiata   "slender cinquefoil" same section
07659 Ribes inerme      "whitestem gooseberry" same section
07598 Salix drummondiana      "Drummond's willow" same section
07581 Senecio multilobatus      "lobeleaf groundsel" same section
07667 Sisyrinchium demissum      "blue-eyed grass" same section
07654 Thalictrum alpinum      "alpine meadow-rue" same section
07602 Torreyochloa pallida  var. pauciflora   "weak mannagrass" same section
07611 Trifolium longipes  var. pygmaeum   "pygmy summer clover" same section
07606 Triglochin palustris      "marsh arrowgrass" same section
07589 Veronica americana      "American speedwell" same section
07586 Vicia americana  var. americana   "American vetch" same section
07582 Viola nephrophylla      "northern bog violet" same section
07658 Zigadenus elegans      "mountain death camas" same section

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Sieler Creek (Stream) Kane County, UT 1816 ft. SW   Podunk Creek 
Sieler Meadow (Flat) Kane County, UT 2883 ft. SW 8239  Podunk Creek 
Dairy Hollow (Valley) Kane County, UT 0.9 mi. NE   Podunk Creek 
Crawford Creek (Stream) Kane County, UT 1 mi. NE   Podunk Creek 
Crawford Pass (Gap) Kane County, UT 1.8 mi. SE 8547  Podunk Creek 
Podunk Guard Station (Locale) Kane County, UT 2.1 mi. NE 8120  Podunk Creek 
Mill Creek (Stream) Kane County, UT 2.1 mi. SW   Podunk Creek 
Left Fork Upper Kanab Creek (Stream) Kane County, UT 2.5 mi. N   Podunk Creek 
Right Fork Upper Kanab Creek (Stream) Kane County, UT 2.7 mi. N   George Mountain 
Pink Cliffs Viewing Area (Locale) Kane County, UT 2.8 mi. S 9394  Podunk Creek 
Robinson Canyon (Valley) Kane County, UT 2.6 mi. SW   Alton 
Podunk Creek (Stream) Kane County, UT 2.8 mi. NE   Rainbow Point 
East Fork Creek (Stream) Kane County, UT 2.8 mi. NE   Podunk Creek 
Horse Hollow (Valley) Kane County, UT 2.8 mi. SW   Alton 
Coyote Spring (Spring) Kane County, UT 2.8 mi. NE 8196  Podunk Creek 
Coyote Hollow (Valley) Kane County, UT 2.9 mi. E   Podunk Creek 
Swapp Canyon (Valley) Kane County, UT 3.3 mi. SW   Alton 
Clay Creek (Stream) Kane County, UT 3.5 mi. NE   Podunk Creek 
Cougar Hollow (Valley) Kane County, UT 3 mi. E   Podunk Creek 
Oak Hollow (Valley) Kane County, UT 3.7 mi. N   Tropic Reservoir 

Links

Taxon Links for species Carex utriculata  Boott

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=Carex+utriculata

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