Utah Valley University Herbarium

Label

Accession No. 14429 
Family Rhamnaceae 
Species Ceanothus velutinus Douglas ex Hook.
Collector Information R. Van Buren  (1575)  08 August 2005 , with J. Cooper
Voucher Voucher for "Woody Plants of Utah" by R. Van Buren, K.T. Harper, J. Cooper 
Geography United States,  Utah, Summit County
Lat./Long. 40°  36' 0.03" N, 110°  58 ' 11.76" W at 8362 feet (2549 m)
Locality along the Provo River, SW of the mouth of Cobble Creek Canyon, N side of Utah Highway 150, ca. 0.5 mile NE of Cobblerest Campground; 
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):

     Ceanothus velutinus Dougl. ex Hook.

Common Name(s): snowbrush ceanothus, snowbush.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=28517, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Magnoliopsida
                        Subclass: Rosidae
                            Order: Rhamnales
                                Family: Rhamnaceae
                                    Genus: Ceanothus
                                        Species: Ceanothus velutinus
                                                                                            

Images

Images of other samples of the same species:
specimen image: 00591s1.jpg 
00591
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01274
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01283
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02216
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02236
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02307
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06440
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06566
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11723
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11723
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13379
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13388

Nearby Accessions


Other accessions in the database collected near this one:

Accession Name Dist., dir.
09532 Allium brevistylum      "shortstyle wild onion" 1.6 mi. N
14766 Artemisia tridentata  var. vaseyana  same section
07177 Artemisia tridentata  var. vaseyana   "Vasey's big sagebrush" 1.2 mi. SE
14763 Betula glandulosa     1.3 mi. N
15272 Betula glandulosa      "resin birch" 1.4 mi. N
14427 Betula glandulosa     1.4 mi. N
09530 Castilleja miniata      "giant red Indian paintbrush" 1.6 mi. N
06566 Ceanothus velutinus      "snowbrush ceanothus" 1.3 mi. N
14756 Chimaphila umbellata     1.7 mi. N
14759 Ledum glandulosum     1.7 mi. N
14420 Ledum glandulosum     1.7 mi. N
02289 Prunus virginiana      "chokecherry" 1.2 mi. N
14432 Pseudotsuga menziesii     same section
14423 Pyrola asarifolia     1.7 mi. N
14425 Pyrola secunda     1.7 mi. N
14434 Ribes lacustre     1.3 mi. E
14426 Ribes viscosissimum  var. viscosissimum  1.4 mi. N
14762 Salix lucida     1.3 mi. N
14757 Shepherdia canadensis     1.7 mi. N
10914 Sorbus scopulina      "mountain-ash" 19 ft. E
14421 Vaccinium cespitosum     1.7 mi. N
14758 Vaccinium cespitosum     1.7 mi. N
14765 Vaccinium membranaceum     1.3 mi. N
14424 Vaccinium scoparium     1.7 mi. N
14764 Vaccinium uliginosum     1.3 mi. N
14428 Vaccinium uliginosum     1.4 mi. N

Locale


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

Name County Dist., dir. Elevation (ft.) 7.5' Quad Name
Cobble Creek (Stream) Wasatch County, UT 652 ft. E   Iron Mine Mountain 
Smooth Rock Falls (Falls) Wasatch County, UT 1958 ft. NE 8501  Iron Mine Mountain 
Cobblerest Campground (Locale) Wasatch County, UT 2554 ft. SW 8291  Iron Mine Mountain 
Alexander Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 0.8 mi. N 9344  Iron Mine Mountain 
Iron Mine Mountain (Summit) Wasatch County, UT 1.7 mi. S 10335  Iron Mine Mountain 
Duchesne Tunnel (Tunnel) Wasatch County, UT 1.4 mi. NE 10086  Iron Mine Mountain 
Duchesne Monument (Pillar) Summit County, UT 1.4 mi. W 8160  Iron Mine Mountain 
West Portal (Locale) Summit County, UT 1.5 mi. W 8157  Iron Mine Mountain 
Lambert Meadow (Flat) Summit County, UT 1.9 mi. NW 9528  Iron Mine Mountain 
West Portal Duchesne Tunnel (Tunnel) Summit County, UT 1.8 mi. W 8445  Soapstone Basin 
Spectacle Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.3 mi. N 9754  Mirror Lake 
Spring Canyon (Valley) Summit County, UT 1.9 mi. W   Mirror Lake 
Slate Gorge (Valley) Summit County, UT 2.5 mi. N   Mirror Lake 
Buckeye Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 2.6 mi. N 9686  Mirror Lake 
Slate Gorge Overlook (Locale) Summit County, UT 2.8 mi. N 9013  Mirror Lake 
Shady Dell Campground (Locale) Summit County, UT 2.3 mi. W 8035  Soapstone Basin 
Broadhead Lake (Lake) Wasatch County, UT 2.6 mi. NE 9945  Iron Mine Mountain 
Blue Lake (Lake) Summit County, UT 3.2 mi. N 9991  Mirror Lake 
Iron Mine Lake (Lake) Wasatch County, UT 3 mi. SE 9590  Iron Mine Mountain 
Pitt and Page Hill (Summit) Summit County, UT 2.7 mi. NW 10204  Soapstone Basin 

Links

Taxon Links for species Ceanothus velutinus  Douglas ex Hook.

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=Ceanothus+velutinus

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