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| Accession No. | 02589 |
|---|---|
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Species | Ambrosia acanthicarpa Hook. |
| Common name | "flatspine bur ragweed" |
| Collector Information | J. Rogers (s.n.) 04 October 1997 |
| Geography | United States, Utah, Juab County |
| Lat./Long. | 39° 37' 57" N, 112° 23 ' 32" W |
| Township/Range | T14S, R5W, Sec. 3 |
| Locality | 0.25 mile N of entrance station to Little Sahara Recreation area, E side of street, 1-2 square mile area. |
| Ecology | very sandy desert area, mostly Russian thistle, plants not crowded, isolated, a few cacti, scarce junipers, some clumpy grasses. |
| Climate |
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| 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). |
Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):
Ambrosia acanthicarpa Hook.
Franseria acanthicarpa (Hook.) Coville
Gaertneria acanthicarpa (Hook.) Britt.
Common Name(s): annual bursage, bursage, bursage ragweed, flatspine burr ragweed, flat-spine burr-ragweed, sand bursage.
Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=36497, click for more information and references)
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ambrosia
Species: Ambrosia acanthicarpa
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| Accession | Name | Dist., dir. |
|---|---|---|
| 02578 | Amaranthus retroflexus "redroot pigweed" | same section |
| 02590 | Ambrosia acanthicarpa "flatspine bur ragweed" | same section |
| 02584 | Astragalus piutensis "Marysvale milkvetch" | same section |
| 02592 | Bassia scoparia "summer-cypress" | same section |
| 05609 | Chrysothamnus nauseosus var. turbinatus "dune rubber rabbitbrush" | 1 mi. N |
| 02580 | Corispermum americanum "American bugseed" | same section |
| 05611 | Corispermum americanum "American bugseed" | 1 mi. N |
| 05610 | Croton texensis "Texas croton" | 1 mi. N |
| 13139 | Eriogonum nummulare "money buckwheat" | 1 mi. N |
| 05613 | Eriogonum nummulare "money buckwheat" | 1 mi. N |
| 05612 | Helianthus anomalus "western sand sunflower" | 1 mi. N |
| 02587 | Machaeranthera canescens var. leucanthemifolia "thickleaf tansyaster" | same section |
| 04750 | Penstemon angustifolius var. dulcis "sweet narrow-leaf beardtongue" | 1.4 mi. SE |
| 05608 | Psoralidium lanceolatum var. lanceolatum "Dune scurfpea" | 1 mi. N |
| 08685 | Psoralidium lanceolatum var. stenostachys | same section |
| 02586 | Salsola paulsenii "barbwire Russian thistle" | same section |
| 02585 | Salsola tragus "prickly Russian thistle" | same section |
| 02588 | Sambucus caerulea | same section |
| 02579 | Solanum triflorum "cut-leaf nightshade" | same section |
| 02583 | Sphaeralcea grossulariifolia "gooseberry-leaf globemallow" | same section |
| 02591 | Tragopogon dubius "yellow salsify" | same section |
| Name | County | Dist., dir. | Elevation (ft.) | 7.5' Quad Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Mountain (Summit) | Juab County, UT | 2549 ft. S | 5601 | Lynndyl NW |
| Sand Mountain Campground (Locale) | Juab County, UT | 2562 ft. NE | 4922 | Lynndyl NW |
| Sand Hills (Summit) | Juab County, UT | 0.7 mi. NW | 5371 | Lynndyl NW |
| White Sand Dunes (Area) | Juab County, UT | 2.5 mi. N | 4954 | Lynndyl NW |
| Tanner Creek (Stream) | Juab County, UT | 3.4 mi. S | Sabie Mountain | |
| Oasis Campground (Locale) | Juab County, UT | 4.5 mi. NE | 5066 | Tanner Creek Narrows |
| Sahara Sand Dunes Heliport (Airport) | Juab County, UT | 4.6 mi. NE | 5102 | Tanner Creek Narrows |
| Little Sahara National Recreation Area (Park) | Juab County, UT | 5.2 mi. N | 5105 | Tanner Creek Narrows |
| The Knoll (Summit) | Juab County, UT | 5.2 mi. SW | 4866 | Lynndyl West |
| Jericho Wash (Valley) | Juab County, UT | 5.5 mi. NE | Maple Peak |
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