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Label

Accession No. 09003 
Family Apiaceae 
Species Bupleurum americanum J.M. Coult. & Rose
Common name "American thorough-wax"
Collector Information Donna M. Barnes  (3680)  28 July 2003 , with L. St. Clair
Geography United States,  Idaho, Lemhi County
Lat./Long. 44°  40' 34" N, 113°  9 ' 37" W at 6971 feet (2125 m)
Locality ca. 10 miles along dirt road to Morrison Pass, E of Leadore. 
Ecology Douglas fir forest, N facing slope. 
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):

     Bupleurum americanum Coult. & Rose
     Bupleurum triradiatum ssp. arcticum (Regel) Hultén

Common Name(s): American thorow wax.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=29605, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Rosidae
                            Order: Apiales
                                Family: Apiaceae
                                    Genus: Bupleurum
                                        Species: Bupleurum americanum
                                                                                            

Images

Available images of this specimen (click to view):
specimen image: 09003s2.jpg

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
09002 Mimulus lewisii      "Lewis' monkeyflower" same section
09001 Tetradymia canescens      "spineless horsebrush" same section

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Reservoir Creek (Stream) Lemhi County, ID 643 ft. NE   Reservoir Creek 
Little Bear Creek (Stream) Lemhi County, ID 0.7 mi. SE   Tepee Mountain 
Big Bear Creek (Stream) Lemhi County, ID 0.8 mi. SE   Morrison Lake 
Deer Creek (Stream) Lemhi County, ID 1.2 mi. NE   Reservoir Creek 
Quaking Asp Creek (Stream) Lemhi County, ID 1.3 mi. NE   Deadman Pass 
Bog Creek (Stream) Lemhi County, ID 1.9 mi. E   Tepee Mountain 
Poison Creek (Stream) Lemhi County, ID 1.9 mi. E   Tepee Mountain 
Short Creek (Stream) Lemhi County, ID 2.7 mi. NE   Tepee Mountain 
Left Fork Rock Canyon (Valley) Lemhi County, ID 2.4 mi. W   Reservoir Creek 
Cabin Creek (Stream) Lemhi County, ID 3.4 mi. NE   Tepee Mountain 
Meadow Creek (Stream) Lemhi County, ID 2.8 mi. E   Tepee Mountain 
Wheetip Creek (Stream) Lemhi County, ID 2.9 mi. SE   Morrison Lake 
Rocky Canyon (Valley) Lemhi County, ID 3 mi. W   Reservoir Creek 
Upper Sweeney Mine (Mine) Beaverhead County, MT 4.1 mi. N 8649  Reservoir Creek 
Lower Sweeney Mine (Mine) Beaverhead County, MT 4.2 mi. N 8327  Reservoir Creek 
Bull Creek (Stream) Lemhi County, ID 3.9 mi. SW   Reservoir Creek 
Tepee Mountain (Summit) Beaverhead County, MT 5.3 mi. NE 9101  Tepee Mountain 
Wildcat Creek (Stream) Lemhi County, ID 6.2 mi. N   Reservoir Creek 
Baldy Mountain (Summit) Lemhi County, ID 6.4 mi. SE 10762  Morrison Lake 

Links

Taxon Links for species Bupleurum americanum  J.M. Coult. & Rose

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=Bupleurum+americanum

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