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Label

Accession No. 15173 
Family Asteraceae 
Species Artemisia carruthii Alph. Wood ex Carruth.
Common name "Carruth's sagewort"
Collector Information J. Korstanje  (58)  26 September 2009
Geography United States,  Utah, Emery County
Lat./Long. 39°  7' 24.31" N, 110°  41 ' 38.78" W at 2385 feet (727 m)
Locality San Rafael Swell, Buckhorn Wash, ca. 2 miles NW of the confluence with Calf Canyon, on slopes on the N side of the Buckhorn Wash Rd across from the pictograph site. 
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):

     Artemisia carruthii Wood ex Carruth.
     Artemisia carruthii var. wrightii (Gray) Blake
     Artemisia kansana Britt.

Common Name(s): carruth sagewort, Carruth's sagebrush, Carruth's sagewort.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=35458, click for more information and references)

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

Images

Nearby Accessions

  There are no nearby accessions.

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Calf Canyon (Valley) Emery County, UT 1.8 mi. SE   Bob Hill Knoll 
Pine Canyon (Valley) Emery County, UT 1.9 mi. SE   Devils Hole 
Little Holes (Lake) Emery County, UT 2.7 mi. N 5991  Bob Hill Knoll 
The Wedge Overlook (Locale) Emery County, UT 2.3 mi. W 6178  Bottleneck Peak 
Orsons Pond (Lake) Emery County, UT 2.8 mi. NE 6076  Bob Hill Knoll 
Little Grand Canyon (Valley) Emery County, UT 2.5 mi. SW   Sids Mountain 
Good Water Canyon (Valley) Emery County, UT 2.5 mi. SW   Bottleneck Peak 
Aldys Hole (Lake) Emery County, UT 2.6 mi. NW 5889  Bob Hill Knoll 
The Wedge (Plain) Emery County, UT 2.5 mi. W 5968  Bob Hill Knoll 
Road Draw (Valley) Emery County, UT 3.2 mi. S   Bottleneck Peak 
Cane Wash (Valley) Emery County, UT 2.9 mi. SW   The Blocks 
Cow Canyon (Valley) Emery County, UT 2.7 mi. E   Chimney Rock 
San Rafael Bridge Campground (Locale) Emery County, UT 3.5 mi. SE 5102  Bottleneck Peak 
Furniture Draw (Valley) Emery County, UT 3.4 mi. N   Bob Hill Knoll 
Buckhorn Wash (Valley) Emery County, UT 3.4 mi. SE   Buckhorn Reservoir 
Swazy Hole (Lake) Emery County, UT 3.3 mi. NW 5725  Bob Hill Knoll 
Bitter Seep (Spring) Emery County, UT 3.9 mi. N 5729  Bob Hill Knoll 
Bottleneck Peak (Summit) Emery County, UT 4.4 mi. S 6349  Bottleneck Peak 
Wedge Pond Number 4 (Lake) Emery County, UT 3.6 mi. W 6132  Sids Mountain 
Summit Pond (Reservoir) Emery County, UT 3.8 mi. NE 6204  Bob Hill Knoll 

Links

Taxon Links for species Artemisia carruthii  Alph. Wood ex Carruth.

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=Artemisia+carruthii

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