Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 13992 
Family Poaceae 
Species Pleuraphis jamesii Torr.
Common name "James' galleta"
Collector Information J.G. Harris  (4735)  01 May 2008 , with D.L. Taylor
Geography United States,  Utah, Emery County
Lat./Long. 38°  53' 31" N, 110°  9 ' 51" W at 4067 feet (1239 m)
Locality along the Green River, ca 10.8 km due SSW of the town of Green River; 
Ecology Morrison Formation; salt desert shrub 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):

     Pleuraphis jamesii Torr.

     Hilaria jamesii (Torr.) Benth.

Common Name(s): galleta, James' galleta.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=507993, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Liliopsida
                        Subclass: Commelinidae
                            Order: Cyperales
                                Family: Poaceae
                                    Genus: Pleuraphis
                                        Species: Pleuraphis jamesii
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 13992s1.jpg

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
13999 Artemisia spinescens      "bud sage" same section
13998 Astragalus cymboides      "canoe milkvetch" same section
07847 Atriplex corrugata      "mat saltbush" 1116 ft. N
13996 Atriplex gardneri  var. cuneata  same section
13994 Cryptantha flava      "yellow cat's eye" same section
13995 Cymopterus bulbosus      "onion spring parsley" same section
13997 Eremopyrum triticeum      "annual wheatgrass" same section
13993 Eriogonum fusiforme      "Grand Valley desert trumpet" same section
07846 Haplopappus rusbyi      "Rusby's goldenbush" 1116 ft. N
14000 Stenogonum salsuginosum      "smooth two-whorl buckwheat" same section

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Ninemile Wash (Valley) Emery County, UT 1.2 mi. NW   Jessies Twist 
Fivemile Wash (Valley) Emery County, UT 1.5 mi. N   Jessies Twist 
Salt Wash (Valley) Grand County, UT 2.6 mi. SE   Dee Pass 
Green River State Park (Park) Emery County, UT 3 mi. N 4124  Green River 
Little Grand Wash (Valley) Grand County, UT 3.2 mi. NE   Crescent Junction 
Crystal Geyser (Spring) Grand County, UT 3.6 mi. NE 4078  Green River 
Horse Bench Reservoir (Reservoir) Emery County, UT 4 mi. SW 4213  Horse Bench East 
Horse Bench Dam (Dam) Emery County, UT 4 mi. SW 4213  Horse Bench East 
Dry Lake Wash (Valley) Emery County, UT 5.2 mi. S   Horse Bench East 
Dellenbaugh Butte (Summit) Grand County, UT 5.4 mi. SE 4232  Green River SE 
Green River Heliport (Airport) Emery County, UT 5.9 mi. N 4242  Green River 

Links

Taxon Links for species Pleuraphis jamesii  Torr.

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=Pleuraphis+jamesii

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