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| Accession No. | 08643 |
|---|---|
| Family | Boraginaceae |
| Species | Lappula occidentalis (S. Watson) Greene |
| Subspecies | var. occidentalis |
| Common name | "western stickseed" |
| Collector Information | Donna M. Barnes (3436) 13 June 2003 , with K.T. Harper, M. Barnes |
| Geography | United States, Utah, Millard County |
| Lat./Long. | 38° 50' 7" N, 113° 41 ' 35" W at 5614 feet (1711 m) |
| Locality | alluvial fans on the E side of the Little Rough Range, along the Pine Valley-Ferguson Desert Road, ca. 13.3 miles N of the road junction at the north end of the Pine Valley Hardpan, exclosure on W side of the road; |
| Ecology | black sage-bud sage community; desert pavement. |
| Climate |
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Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):
Lappula occidentalis var. occidentalis (S. Wats.) Greene
Lappula echinata var. occidentalis (S. Wats.) Boivin
Lappula redowskii auct. non (Hornem.) Greene
Lappula redowskii var. desertorum (Greene) I.M. Johnston
Lappula redowskii var. occidentalis (S. Wats.) Rydb.
Common Name(s): desert stickseed, flat-spine sheepburr, flatspine stickseed, western stickseed.
Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=528678, click for more information and references)
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Lamiales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Lappula
Species: Lappula occidentalis
Variety: Lappula occidentalis var. occidentalis
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| Accession | Name | Dist., dir. |
|---|---|---|
| 08642 | Descurainia pinnata var. nelsonii | same section |
| 08640 | Erigeron pumilus var. concinnus "western shaggy fleabane" | same section |
| 08641 | Lepidium lasiocarpum var. georginum | same section |
| 08644 | Orobanche corymbosa "flat-top broomrape" | same section |
| Name | County | Dist., dir. | Elevation (ft.) | 7.5' Quad Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cat Knoll (Summit) | Millard County, UT | 1.5 mi. SE | 5725 | Middle Mountain |
| Little Rough Range (Range) | Millard County, UT | 1.9 mi. SW | 6529 | Middle Mountain |
| Pine Pass Reservoir (Reservoir) | Millard County, UT | 3.4 mi. S | 5843 | Middle Mountain |
| Ecks Knoll (Summit) | Millard County, UT | 3.2 mi. NE | 5581 | Pyramid Knoll |
| Ecks Knoll Reservoir (Reservoir) | Millard County, UT | 3.4 mi. NE | 5348 | Pyramid Knoll |
| Pine Pass (Gap) | Millard County, UT | 4 mi. S | 5889 | Middle Mountain |
| Hawks Nest (Summit) | Millard County, UT | 4 mi. N | 5499 | Pyramid Knoll |
| Pine Valley (Valley) | Millard County, UT | 4.2 mi. S | Observation Knoll | |
| Middle Mountain (Summit) | Millard County, UT | 4 mi. SE | 6628 | Middle Mountain |
| Brecks Knoll (Summit) | Millard County, UT | 4.3 mi. N | 5597 | Pyramid Knoll |
| Shotgun Knoll (Summit) | Millard County, UT | 5.4 mi. N | 5584 | Pyramid Knoll |
| Tunnel Spring Mountains (Range) | Millard County, UT | 5.7 mi. SW | 7825 | Big Jensen Pass |
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