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Asteraceae  ¦  Prenanthella  ¦  Prenanthella exigua  ¦  02419

Label

Accession No. 02419 
Family Asteraceae 
Species Prenanthella exigua (A. Gray) Rydb.
Common name "thorny skeleton plant"
Collector Information R. Van Buren  (s.n.)  15 April 1995 , with K.T. Harper
Geography United States,  Utah, Washington County
Lat./Long. 37°  7' 13" N, 113°  37 ' 58" W
Township/Range T42S, R16W 
Locality Santa Clara Butte. 
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.
Note 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):

     Prenanthella exigua (Gray) Rydb.
     Lygodesmia exigua (Gray) Gray

Common Name(s): brightwhite, feeble prenanthela.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=38267, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Asteridae
                            Order: Asterales
                                Family: Asteraceae
                                    Genus: Prenanthella
                                        Species: Prenanthella exigua
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 02419s2.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 02381s3.jpg 
02381
 specimen image: 02520s2.jpg 
02520
 specimen image: 05937s2.jpg 
05937
 specimen image: 06025s2.jpg 
06025
specimen image: 10257s2.jpg 
10257
 specimen image: 10662s2.jpg 
10662
 specimen image: 13275s1.jpg 
13275

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
02412 Cymopterus purpureus  var. purpureus  same section
13112 Lomatium scabrum  var. tripinnatum   "rough desert parsley" 2.4 mi. NW
02428 Nemacladus glanduliferus      "glandular threadplant" same section

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Sunset School (School) Washington County, UT 2730 ft. SE 2707  Saint George 
Sand Hollow (Valley) Washington County, UT 0.6 mi. SE   Santa Clara 
Santa Clara Reservoir (Reservoir) Washington County, UT 0.7 mi. N 2776  Santa Clara 
City Creek (Stream) Washington County, UT 0.8 mi. SE   Washington 
Halfway Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 0.9 mi. SE   Washington 
Santa Clara School (School) Washington County, UT 1 mi. N 2815  Santa Clara 
Millcreek High School (School) Washington County, UT 1 mi. NE 2845  Washington 
Cove Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 1.1 mi. S   White Hills 
Box Canyon (Valley) Washington County, UT 1.2 mi. SW   White Hills 
Box Canyon Wash (Valley) Washington County, UT 1.2 mi. SW   White Hills 
Santa Clara (Populated Place) Washington County, UT 1.5 mi. NW 2759  Santa Clara 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Washington County, UT 1.5 mi. NW 2763  Santa Clara 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Washington County, UT 1.6 mi. SE 2648  Saint George 
Gray Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 1.8 mi. N 2989  Washington 
Miller Spring (Spring) Washington County, UT 1.9 mi. NE 3005  Washington 
Devils Saddle (Gap) Washington County, UT 1.8 mi. E 3097  Saint George 
Santa Clara Saint George Canal (Canal) Washington County, UT 2.1 mi. SE 2625  Saint George 
South Black Rocks (Summit) Washington County, UT 2.3 mi. N 2923  Santa Clara 
West Black Ridge (Ridge) Washington County, UT 2 mi. SE 3288  Saint George 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Washington County, UT 2.1 mi. E 2832  Saint George 

Links

Taxon Links for species Prenanthella exigua  (A. Gray) Rydb.

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=Prenanthella+exigua

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