Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 08271 
Family Boraginaceae 
Species Cryptantha pterocarya (Torr.) Greene
Subspecies var. pterocarya 
Common name "winged-nut forget-me-not"
Collector Information Donna M. Barnes  (3156)  28 April 2003 , with K.T. Harper
Geography United States,  Utah, Washington County
Lat./Long. 37°  21' 14" N, 113°  19 ' 40" W at 5474 feet (1668 m)
Locality Harmon Creek vicinity, 0.5 mi W of confluence with Mill Creek & South Ash Creek, ca. 3.5 mi NW of I-15 Browse Exit of I-15; 
Ecology chaparral 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):

     Cryptantha pterocarya var. pterocarya (Torr.) Greene

Common Name(s): wingnut catseye, wingnut cryptantha.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=527573, click for more information and references)

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

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
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Images of other samples of the same species:
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08180
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08187
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08197
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08280
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08462
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08464
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09455
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10134
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10164
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10202
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10238
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10304
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11081
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11416
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11416
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11490
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11566
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11566
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11662

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
11574 Abronia fragrans      "snowball sand verbena" 1632 ft. SW
11582 Agropyron desertorum      "desert wheatgrass" 1632 ft. SW
14204 Arctostaphylos pringlei     715 ft. SW
11571 Arctostaphylos pringlei      "Pringle manzanita" same section
08269 Astragalus amphioxys  var. amphioxys   "crescent milkvetch" 1 mi. NE
14216 Brickellia californica     same section
08263 Castilleja chromosa      "common paintbrush" 1 mi. NE
14207 Ceanothus greggii  var. vestitus  715 ft. SW
11576 Ceanothus greggii  var. vestitus   "Mojave ceanothus" 1632 ft. SW
10622 Chenopodium botrys      "Jerusalem oak goosefoot" same section
14212 Chrysothamnus scopulorum     same section
11578 Comandra umbellata  var. pallida  1632 ft. SW
11577 Cryptantha confertiflora      "basin yellow cat's eye" 1632 ft. SW
08273 Cryptantha gracilis      "narrow-stemmed forget-me-not" same section
11562 Cryptantha micrantha      "purple-rooted forget-me-not" 1.6 mi. SW
08272 Cryptantha micrantha      "purple-rooted forget-me-not" same section
11566 Cryptantha pterocarya  var. cycloptera   "winged-nut forget-me-not" 1.6 mi. SW
08264 Cymopterus purpureus  var. purpureus   "purple spring parsley" 1 mi. NE
11583 Dalea searlsiae      "Searls' prairie clover" 687 ft. SW
11548 Dichelostemma pulchellum     1.6 mi. SW
11560 Dimorphocarpa wislizeni      "Wislizen's spectacle pod" 1.6 mi. SW
11587 Erigeron eatonii  var. eatonii   "Eaton's fleabane" 1632 ft. SW
11584 Erigeron pumilus  var. concinnus   "western shaggy fleabane" 687 ft. SW
11572 Erigeron utahensis  var. utahensis   "Utah fleabane" 1632 ft. SW
15276 Eriodictyon angustifolium      "narrowleaf yerba santa" 2255 ft. SW
11567 Eriodictyon angustifolium      "narrow-leaf yerba santa" 1.6 mi. SW
10912 Eriodictyon angustifolium      "narrow-leaf yerba santa" 2102 ft. SW
11570 Eriodictyon angustifolium      "narrow-leaf yerba santa" same section
14203 Eriodictyon angustifolium     715 ft. SW
14211 Eriogonum umbellatum  var. subaridum  715 ft. SW
14214 Fraxinus anomala     same section
15267 Fraxinus anomala      "singleleaf ash" 1.3 mi. NE
14219 Fraxinus velutina     same section
10913 Garrya flavescens      "ashy silktassel" 2102 ft. SW
14206 Garrya flavescens     715 ft. SW
08270 Gilia brecciarum  ssp. brecciarum   "Nevada gilia" same section
08265 Gilia ophthalmoides      "eyed gilia" 1 mi. NE
11575 Hesperostipa comata  ssp. comata   "needle and thread" 1632 ft. SW
11586 Heuchera parvifolia      "little-leaf alumroot" 1632 ft. SW
11561 Hymenopappus filifolius  var. tomentosus  1.6 mi. SW
08262 Lepidium densiflorum  var. densiflorum   "common pepperweed" 1 mi. NE
11564 Linanthus dichotomus      "eveningsnow" 1.6 mi. SW
08266 Lomatium dissectum  var. eatonii   "carrotleaf biscuitroot" 1 mi. NE
08267 Lomatium nevadense  var. parishii   "Parish's biscuitroot" 1 mi. NE
11573 Lomatium parryi      "Parry's desert parsley" 1632 ft. SW
11579 Lotus plebeius      "New Mexico bird's-foot trefoil" 1632 ft. SW
08274 Microsteris gracilis  var. humilior   "slender phlox" same section
11588 Oenothera californica      "California suncup" 1632 ft. SW
11581 Oenothera cespitosa  var. marginata   "tufted evening primrose" 1632 ft. SW
11559 Oenothera deltoides  var. decumbens  1.6 mi. SW
11580 Orobanche fasciculata      "clustered broomrape" 1632 ft. SW
11569 Penstemon eatonii  var. undosus  same section
11585 Penstemon higginsii      "Higgins' beardtongue" 687 ft. SW
11563 Phacelia ivesiana      "Ives' scorpionweed" 1.6 mi. SW
14217 Phlox austromontana     same section
11590 Phlox austromontana  var. prostrata   "southern phlox" 1632 ft. SW
08261 Pinus monophylla      "single-leaf pinyon pine" same section
14205 Quercus turbinella     715 ft. SW
11568 Rumex venosus      "veiny dock" 1.6 mi. SW
14220 Salix lasiolepis     same section
11589 Smilacina stellata     1632 ft. SW
11565 Streptanthella longirostris      "long-beaked streptanthella" 1.6 mi. SW

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Harmon Creek (Stream) Washington County, UT 0.8 mi. N   Signal Peak 
Mill Creek (Stream) Washington County, UT 0.8 mi. N   New Harmony 
Beatty Hill (Summit) Washington County, UT 1.3 mi. S 4846  Pintura 
Chimney Hill (Summit) Washington County, UT 1.1 mi. W 6175  Pintura 
Deer Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 1.5 mi. N 5850  Pintura 
Dry Lake (Lake) Washington County, UT 1.7 mi. N 5807  New Harmony 
Coal Hill (Summit) Washington County, UT 2 mi. N 6578  New Harmony 
Blake Harmon Trail (Trail) Washington County, UT 1.9 mi. W 6651  Pintura 
Coal Hill Ridge (Ridge) Washington County, UT 2.6 mi. N 6053  New Harmony 
Browse Area Guard Station (Locale) Washington County, UT 2.6 mi. N 6073  New Harmony 
Wet Sandy Trail (Trail) Washington County, UT 2.5 mi. SW 5588  Pintura 
Coal Hollow (Valley) Washington County, UT 2.6 mi. NE   New Harmony 
Maple Hollow (Valley) Washington County, UT 2.8 mi. NE   New Harmony 
Dry Sandy Trail (Trail) Washington County, UT 3.2 mi. S 4009  Pintura 
Big Cove (Basin) Washington County, UT 2.9 mi. NW 6526  Pintura 
Peters Leap (Bend) Washington County, UT 3 mi. E 4731  Pintura 
Pintura Cemetery (Cemetery) Washington County, UT 3 mi. E 4088  Pintura 
Pintura (Populated Place) Washington County, UT 3.1 mi. E 4078  Pintura 
Syler Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 3.7 mi. N 7300  New Harmony 
Brush Creek (Stream) Washington County, UT 3.8 mi. N   New Harmony 

Links

Taxon Links for species Cryptantha pterocarya  (Torr.) Greene

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=Cryptantha+pterocarya

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