Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 10862 
Family Polygalaceae 
Species Polygala acanthoclada A. Gray
Subspecies var. intricata Eastw.
Collector Information D.M. Barnes  (4783)  24 August 2005
Geography United States,  Utah, San Juan County
Lat./Long. 37°  13' 32" N, 109°  59 ' 58" W at 5283 feet (1610 m)
Locality southern slopes of Cedar Mesa, S of Muley Point, second shelf area below the top of the mesa, along Johns Canyon Road (County Highway 244), ca. 7.6 road miles W of Utah Highway 316; 
Ecology desert shrub community; rocky-sandy soil. 
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):

     Polygala intermontana T. Wendt

     Polygala acanthoclada var. intricata Eastw.

Common Name(s): Intermountain milkwort.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=29342, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Rosidae
                            Order: Polygalales
                                Family: Polygalaceae
                                    Genus: Polygala
                                        Species: Polygala intermontana
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 10862s1.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 01431s1.jpg 
01431
specimen image: 08302s1.jpg 
08302
specimen image: 08647s1.jpg 
08647
specimen image: 10895s1.jpg 
10895
specimen image: 11130s1.jpg 
11130

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
11323 Artemisia bigelovii      "Bigelow's sagebrush" same section
15866 Ceanothus greggii  var. franklinii  1.3 mi. NW
10866 Chamaesyce fendleri      "Fendler's sandmat" same section
10865 Chrysothamnus nauseosus  var. junceus   "rush rubber rabbitbrush" same section
10868 Eriogonum fusiforme      "Grand Valley desert trumpet" 1.3 mi. W
10870 Eriogonum wetherillii      "Wetherill's wild buckwheat" 1.3 mi. W
10864 Krascheninnikovia lanata  var. lanata   "winterfat" same section
15865 Lomatium parryi     1.3 mi. NW
10867 Oenothera albicaulis      "prairie evening primrose" 1.3 mi. W
10871 Tiquilia latior      "matted crinklemat" 1.3 mi. W
10863 Townsendia incana      "silvery Townsend-daisy" same section

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Muley Point (Cliff) San Juan County, UT 2940 ft. NE 6263  The Goosenecks 
Muley Point Overlook (Locale) San Juan County, UT 0.7 mi. NE 6349  The Goosenecks 
Ross Rapids (Rapids) San Juan County, UT 0.8 mi. W 3881  Goulding NE 
Cedar Point (Cliff) San Juan County, UT 2.4 mi. E 6083  The Goosenecks 
Honaker Trail (Trail) San Juan County, UT 3.5 mi. SE 5210  The Goosenecks 
Moki Dugway Overlook (Locale) San Juan County, UT 4.7 mi. NE 6418  Cedar Mesa South 
Moki Dugway (Locale) San Juan County, UT 4.7 mi. NE 6309  Cedar Mesa South 
Raplees Stone House (Locale) San Juan County, UT 4.3 mi. E 4997  The Goosenecks 
Johns Canyon (Valley) San Juan County, UT 4.3 mi. W   Cedar Mesa South 
Moki Dugway (Slope) San Juan County, UT 4.7 mi. NE 5968  Cedar Mesa South 
Point Lookout (Cape) San Juan County, UT 5.4 mi. N 6152  Slickhorn Canyon East 
Lees Ranch (Locale) San Juan County, UT 4.9 mi. NE 5286  Cedar Mesa South 
Goosenecks State Park (Park) San Juan County, UT 5.2 mi. SE 4990  The Goosenecks 
The Goosenecks (Bend) San Juan County, UT 5.4 mi. SE 4738  The Goosenecks 
Goosenecks of the San Juan River State Park (Park) San Juan County, UT 5.4 mi. SE 4738  The Goosenecks 

Links

Taxon Links for species Polygala acanthoclada  A. Gray

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=Polygala+acanthoclada

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