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Label

Accession No. 02278 
Family Betulaceae 
Species Alnus incana (L.) Moench
Subspecies ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) R.T. Clausen
Common name "speckled alder"
Collector Information T. J. Galbraith  (s.n.)  25 September 1997
Geography United States,  Utah, Sanpete County
Lat./Long. 40°  1' 18" N, 111°  49 ' 27" W
Township/Range T9S, R1E 
Locality By Provo River, on the road to Kamas. 
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.
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).

Taxonomy


Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Alnus incana ssp. rugosa (Du Roi) Clausen
     Alnus incana var. americana Regel
     Alnus rugosa (Du Roi) Spreng.
     Alnus rugosa var. americana (Regel) Fern.

Common Name(s): speckled alder.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=181888, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Hamamelidae
                            Order: Fagales
                                Family: Betulaceae
                                    Genus: Alnus
                                        Species: Alnus incana
                                            Subspecies: Alnus incana ssp. rugosa
                                                

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 02278s3.jpg

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 02087s3.jpg 
02087
 specimen image: 02160s3.jpg 
02160
 specimen image: 02265s3.jpg 
02265
 specimen image: 02300s3.jpg 
02300
specimen image: 03069s3.jpg 
03069
 specimen image: 04518s3.jpg 
04518
 specimen image: 12437s1.jpg 
12437

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
00137 Argemone munita      "flatbud pricklypoppy" 1.2 mi. NW
02745 Argemone munita      "flatbud pricklypoppy" same section
02249 Artemisia ludoviciana  var. ludoviciana   "Louisiana wormwood, white sagebrush" same section
00940 Astragalus beckwithii  var. beckwithii   "Beckwith's milkvetch" 1.2 mi. NW
00941 Astragalus utahensis      "Utah milkvetch" 1.2 mi. NW
00939 Brassica nigra      "black mustard" 1.2 mi. NW
01080 Calochortus nuttallii      "sego lily" 1.2 mi. NW
01079 Castilleja chromosa      "common paintbrush" 1.2 mi. NW
00091 Chaenactis douglasii      "Douglas' dusty-maiden" 1.2 mi. NW
00087 Chaetopappa ericoides      "rose-heath" 1.2 mi. NW
04009 Chaetopappa ericoides      "rose-heath" 1.2 mi. NW
02746 Cynoglossum officinale      "gypsyflower" same section
00140 Grindelia squarrosa  var. serrulata   "curlycup gumweed" 1.2 mi. NW
00929 Lygodesmia grandiflora  var. dianthopsis   "Antelope Island skeleton plant" 1.2 mi. NW
01078 Sphaeralcea coccinea      "scarlet globemallow" 1.2 mi. NW

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Keigley Quarry (Mine) Utah County, UT 1.1 mi. SE 4803  West Mountain 
Goshen Gap (Gap) Utah County, UT 1.3 mi. SE 4777  West Mountain 
Keigley (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 1.4 mi. SE 4780  West Mountain 
Townsend (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 2 mi. S 4702  Santaquin 
Goshen Hill (Summit) Utah County, UT 1.9 mi. S 5004  Santaquin 
Genola (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 2 mi. SW 4607  Santaquin 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 2 mi. SW 4600  Santaquin 
Ewell Dam (Dam) Utah County, UT 2.4 mi. S 4784  Santaquin 
Ewell Regulating Reservoir (Reservoir) Utah County, UT 2.4 mi. S 4784  Santaquin 
White Lake (Lake) Utah County, UT 2.2 mi. W 4502  West Mountain 
Bountiful Peak Picnic Area (Locale) Davis County, UT 3.1 mi. S 4895  Santaquin 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 2.8 mi. NE 4593  West Mountain 
West Mountain (Populated Place) Utah County, UT 3.3 mi. NE 4544  West Mountain 
East Warm Creek Ditch (Canal) Utah County, UT 3.4 mi. SW 4541  Santaquin 
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Church) Utah County, UT 3.5 mi. SE 4964  Santaquin 
Tanner Reservoir (Reservoir) Utah County, UT 3.2 mi. NE 4554  West Mountain 
Holladay Springs (Spring) Utah County, UT 3 mi. E 4695  West Mountain 
Santaquin School (School) Utah County, UT 3.6 mi. SE 4971  Santaquin 
Summit Creek Number Two Reservoir (Reservoir) Utah County, UT 3.9 mi. S 4944  Santaquin 
Summit Creek Number Two Dam (Dam) Utah County, UT 3.9 mi. S 4944  Santaquin 

Links

Taxon Links for species Alnus incana  (L.) Moench

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=Alnus+incana

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